WOO001, WOO001lg
American Gothic - Grant Wood

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

211
3 yds
613
1/2 skein
844
2 yds
3743
1 skein
223
< 12"
640
1/2 skein
898
2 yds
3746
2 yds
224
3 yds
644
3 yds
902
2 skeins
3747
1 skein
310
5 skeins
645
2'
919
1 yd
3750
1 yd
316
< 12"
648
1/2 skein
924
1 yd
3752
3 yds
317
1/2 skein
676
3 yds
928
3 yds
3753
3 yds
318
3/4 skein
677
1 yd
930
1 yd
3756
2 skeins
322
2 yds
680
< 12"
936
3 yds
3770
3/4 skein
334
2 yds
725
1 yd
938
1 skein
3772
3 yds
336
3/4 skein
729
2'
939
3 skeins
3773
2 yds
340
1/2 skein
738
3/4 skein
945
2 yds
3774
2 skeins
341
2'
739
1/2 skein
948
1/2 skein
3781
1/2 skein
371
3 yds
744
< 12"
950
2 skeins
3782
1/2 skein
372
2 yds
762
2 skeins
951
1 yd
3787
1/2 skein
400
2 yds
775
1 skein
972
2'
3790
1 skein
407
3/4 skein
782
2'
977
2'
3807
3 yds
413
1/2 skein
791
2'
988
2'
3821
2 yds
414
1 skein
792
2 yds
3011
2'
3826
2 yds
420
3 yds
793
2'
3023
2 yds
3838
2'
422
3/4 skein
796
1 yd
3024
3 yds
3839
1 yd
434
2 yds
797
1 yd
3031
2 yds
3840
< 12"
435
3/4 skein
798
2 yds
3032
3 yds
3841
3 yds
436
2 yds
799
1 yd
3042
2 yds
3842
1 yd
452
3 yds
814
< 12"
3045
< 12"
3852
2 yds
453
3 yds
818
3 yds
3046
2 yds
3856
1 yd
500
< 12"
819
2 skeins
3051
2 yds
3857
1 skein
522
2'
820
2'
3064
2'
3858
2 yds
535
2 yds
822
1 yd
3078
1 yd
3859
1 yd
543
3/4 skein
824
< 12"
3325
2 yds
3862
3/4 skein
550
2 yds
828
3/4 skein
3354
< 12"
3863
1 skein
553
< 12"
830
1/2 skein
3371
2 skeins
3864
1/2 skein
562
< 12"
832
1 yd
3685
2 skeins
3865
3/4 skein
610
1/2 skein
834
< 12"
3721
2 yds
3866
1 skein
611
2 yds
840
3/4 skein
3727
2 yds
Ecru
3/4 skein
612
3 yds
842
3/4 skein
3740
3 yds
White
2 skeins


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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