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Rh of pattern. Thus, in one rug in my own possession, the centre is a small oblong piece of about twice as long as it is wide. This is bordered by a strip of dark green, again surrounded by a stripe of red and black mixed, and all bordered with a narrow edge of black. In another, the centre is a small square of what is commonly called in "hit or miss" pattern, blue, yellow, red and black being the predominating colors. Around this is a piece knit in gray and white inch wide stripes which is sewed round the square piece in such a way as to give a circular shape to the mat. The edge next to the square is slightly gathered in. Next comes a gray border, and then a piece of Roman stripe in which the colors used in the centre are employed. In this rug both cotton and woolen rags are used, but of course it would be much handsomer made entirely of woolen pieces.

Fig. 120. Still another was knit in one piece about three-quarters of a yard wide and of a proportionate length. It was knit in "hit or miss" fashion, a great deal of black being used and the colored pieces being very bright and