WAT011, WAT011lg
My Sweet Rose - John William Waterhouse

Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using strands

208
2 yds
613
2'
910
3 yds
3740
3 yds
210
3/4 skein
640
2'
913
< 12"
3746
1/2 skein
223
1 yd
642
1 skein
919
1 yd
3752
1/2 skein
224
2 yds
644
1 yd
924
2 yds
3753
2 yds
225
1/2 skein
645
3/4 skein
926
3/4 skein
3755
1 yd
310
4 skeins
646
1 skein
928
1/2 skein
3765
1/2 skein
315
1/2 skein
712
3 yds
930
1/2 skein
3766
2'
316
3 yds
754
3 yds
935
1/2 skein
3768
1 skein
317
3 skeins
758
< 12"
938
2 yds
3770
1 yd
318
3/4 skein
760
1/2 skein
939
1/2 skein
3772
2 yds
320
1 yd
761
2 yds
943
2 yds
3774
2 yds
334
2 yds
762
3 yds
945
3 yds
3778
3 yds
336
2 yds
775
2 yds
948
2 yds
3781
2 skeins
340
3 yds
791
3/4 skein
950
3 yds
3787
3 yds
353
3 yds
792
3/4 skein
951
2 yds
3799
3 skeins
367
1 yd
796
1 yd
963
2 yds
3807
1 skein
407
1/2 skein
798
1 yd
964
2 yds
3813
2 yds
413
5 skeins
801
2 yds
987
1 yd
3815
1 yd
414
2 skeins
806
< 12"
988
< 12"
3816
2 yds
415
2 yds
807
1 yd
993
2'
3817
1 yd
451
3 yds
813
< 12"
3012
3 yds
3829
2 yds
452
2 skeins
822
2 yds
3023
2 yds
3833
1 yd
453
< 12"
823
2 skeins
3031
1 skein
3834
3 yds
502
3 yds
825
1 yd
3041
3/4 skein
3838
< 12"
520
3 yds
828
2 yds
3045
1 yd
3859
< 12"
535
2 skeins
830
1/2 skein
3064
3 yds
3860
1 skein
552
2 yds
838
1 skein
3325
1 yd
3863
2 yds
563
2'
840
3/4 skein
3354
2 yds
3865
3 yds
564
1 yd
841
2 yds
3363
1/2 skein
Ecru
2 yds
597
2 yds
842
3 yds
3371
3/4 skein
White
< 12"
598
2 yds
844
2 skeins
3685
2 yds
610
3 yds
890
2'
3713
2 yds


Assumptions:
  • Floss is always cut in 21" lengths (this gives 15 segments per skein)
  • You stitch Danish style (make all / before completing the crosses with the \)
  • You do not carry floss over more than 4 skipped stitches
  • Starting and ending anchors use 1/2" of floss
  • You anchor and discard tail when floss is down to 3 1/2" long
You do not have to stitch this way but you may need a little more or less floss depending on what variations you make.
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