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How many skeins of one colour.
Type the number of stitches in a colour and it says how many skeins that colour takes. Our own PDF prints this figure for every thread in a pattern, so this is the key page with one row in it.
| Skeins | Stitches a skein covers | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 strand | ||
| 2 strands | ||
| 3 strands | ||
| 4 strands | ||
| 6 strands |
The constant behind this is 2,600 stitches to a skein at 2 strands on 14 count, worked out from real printed patterns. Halve the strands and the thread halves. Move to a finer fabric and it drops in proportion.
Cross stitches only. Backstitch has a different constant, because a line doubles back on itself and every loose end costs thread.
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