YAN001, YAN001lg
St. Catherine - Fernando Yanez

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

211
< 12"
610
1/2 skein
945
2 yds
3778
1/2 skein
221
2 skeins
612
3/4 skein
950
1 yd
3779
2 yds
223
1 skein
642
3 yds
951
2 yds
3781
< 12"
224
2 yds
644
2'
963
1 yd
3782
1/2 skein
225
1 yd
645
3/4 skein
972
2'
3787
2 yds
300
3 yds
647
1 yd
975
2'
3790
1 yd
301
2 yds
676
3 yds
976
1 yd
3799
1 skein
304
3 yds
712
2'
977
2'
3801
2 yds
309
1 yd
722
2'
3011
2 yds
3802
1 skein
312
2 yds
738
3 yds
3021
< 12"
3803
3 yds
315
1/2 skein
741
2'
3024
2 yds
3807
2'
316
< 12"
744
1 yd
3031
1 yd
3822
< 12"
317
2 skeins
746
1 yd
3032
< 12"
3824
2'
318
2'
760
1 yd
3041
1/2 skein
3825
1 yd
334
< 12"
761
1/2 skein
3042
< 12"
3827
< 12"
340
1 yd
778
3 yds
3045
3 yds
3828
3 yds
350
2 yds
782
2 yds
3047
1 yd
3829
3 yds
352
< 12"
791
2 skeins
3064
1 skein
3830
3/4 skein
356
3 yds
792
2 skeins
3078
< 12"
3832
2'
370
2 yds
799
2'
3328
2 yds
3834
2 yds
371
1 yd
801
2 yds
3371
1/2 skein
3837
3 yds
372
1 yd
815
3 yds
3685
3 yds
3854
2 yds
400
3 yds
818
3 yds
3705
< 12"
3855
1/2 skein
402
1 yd
819
< 12"
3706
2'
3856
1/2 skein
407
2 skeins
822
2 yds
3712
1/2 skein
3858
3/4 skein
413
3/4 skein
830
3 yds
3721
2 yds
3859
2 yds
414
2 skeins
838
3/4 skein
3722
2 yds
3860
1/2 skein
420
3 yds
839
3/4 skein
3726
< 12"
3861
2'
422
1/2 skein
841
3/4 skein
3727
3 yds
3862
3/4 skein
436
1/2 skein
842
3 yds
3740
3/4 skein
3863
1/2 skein
437
3 yds
844
2 skeins
3755
1 yd
3864
3/4 skein
451
< 12"
919
1/2 skein
3770
2'
Ecru
2'
452
2'
920
2'
3772
2'
535
2 yds
922
1 yd
3773
1/2 skein
603
2'
939
2 yds
3774
2'


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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