Instructions to make this “Open Knit Stitch Shawl” appear in the 1840 edition of The Ladies’ Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting, Netting and Crochet Work by Mrs. Jane Gaugain. This modern edition of the pattern has been translated and brought up to date for the contemporary knitter. Finished objects produced using this pattern may be worn by reenactors looking to wear authentic items that could have been knit in the middle of the 19th Century.

This is an INTERMEDIATE pattern: I have compiled a tutorial for novice knitters called “Star Pattern” Victorian Shawls: A Colorwork Primer. New knitters may benefit from starting with the tutorial before attempting these patterns.