{From the South Jersey Republican, Hammonton, NJ Saturday, April 29, 1882}
French Lace
cast on 15 sts
row 1: knit 3, yo, k2tog, knit 3, yo, knit 1, yo, knit 6
row 2: knit 6, yo, knit 3, yo, k2tog, knit 3, yo, k2tog, knit 1.
row 3: knit 3, yo, k2tog, , k2tog, yo, knit 5, yo knit 6.
row 4: cast off 4, knit 1, yo, k2tog, knit 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, knit 1, yo, k2tog, knit 1.
row 5: knit 3, yo, k2tog, knit 1, yo, k2tog, knit 1, k2tog, yo, knit 3.
row 6: knit 3, yo, knit 1, yo, sl 2, knit 1, p2sso, yo, knit 4, yo, k2tog, knit 1.
begin first row.
Below are photos of a few repeats of the pattern, unblocked and still on the needles. I used some really old Knit-Cro-Sheen, needles sized 2.75 mm.
This last photo is mostly to show that, at one time, Knit-Cro-Sheen really did have a sheen: