Think: A well-worn cap, a chambray shirt, and the coziest, most resilient knit around—a fisherman sweater. Worn by both historic explorers and the chillest guys upstate, the fisherman sweater is ...

Take the gansey sweater, a staple of 19th century British fishing communities—once a symbol of practicality and hard work, now the inspiration for numerous popular and fashionable knitting patterns.