WAT016, WAT016lg
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May - John William Waterhouse

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

210
3 yds
644
3 yds
931
3/4 skein
3750
3 yds
211
1 yd
645
3 yds
932
2 yds
3752
3/4 skein
223
3 yds
646
1 yd
934
2 skeins
3755
2 yds
224
< 12"
647
1 yd
935
1 skein
3756
1 yd
225
3/4 skein
739
1/2 skein
936
2'
3761
2'
310
11 skeins
762
3 yds
937
3/4 skein
3768
1/2 skein
316
3 yds
776
2 yds
938
1 skein
3773
2'
317
3 skeins
778
3 yds
939
2 skeins
3774
3/4 skein
318
2 skeins
792
1/2 skein
951
1/2 skein
3781
3 yds
336
3/4 skein
794
3 yds
3012
2 yds
3782
2'
340
1/2 skein
796
< 12"
3021
1 skein
3787
2 yds
341
1 yd
799
2 yds
3023
1 yd
3790
2 yds
356
2'
800
2 yds
3024
1 yd
3799
3 skeins
407
3 yds
813
2 yds
3031
3 skeins
3802
2 yds
413
2 skeins
815
3 yds
3032
3 yds
3803
2'
414
2 skeins
816
1 yd
3033
2 yds
3807
3 yds
433
1/2 skein
819
2 yds
3041
2'
3808
1/2 skein
451
1/2 skein
823
4 skeins
3047
< 12"
3818
3/4 skein
452
1 skein
825
< 12"
3064
3 yds
3834
3/4 skein
453
1 yd
830
1/2 skein
3072
1/2 skein
3835
2'
520
3/4 skein
838
2 skeins
3363
< 12"
3838
3/4 skein
522
1/2 skein
840
2'
3371
7 skeins
3839
2'
535
1/2 skein
844
2 skeins
3609
2 yds
3857
2'
564
2'
902
2 yds
3727
1/2 skein
3860
3/4 skein
598
1 yd
915
< 12"
3733
2 yds
3862
1/2 skein
610
2 yds
924
1 skein
3740
3 yds
3864
2'
613
3/4 skein
926
3 yds
3743
2 yds
3865
2 yds
632
1 yd
927
2'
3746
1/2 skein
3866
1 yd
642
1 yd
928
2'
3747
3/4 skein
White
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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