What is "whittle shawl"

Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [AS. hw[=i]tel, from hwit white; akin to Icel. hv[=i]till a white bed cover. See White.]

1. A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
   --C. Kingsley.

2. Same as Whittle shawl, below.

   Whittle shawl, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and especially a white one.