The designer has borrowed the oval design used by Amish rug makers for a pieced rug that combines simplicity with ingenuity. The rug is made from five separate garter-stitch strips that are formed into ovals, blocked, and then sewn together. Once you understand how the rug is made, you can add strips to the beginning oval to enlarge the rug, or work narrow strips and combine them for a set of placemats.
