Rough, sturdy and simple — the working class fisherman and his rough knit cap has ever been an inspiration for how we knit our products. But how well can we trace the roots of the fisherman beanie back to actual fishermen? The Steve Zissou hat is a pillar in the fisherman beanie community, and Steve is a fictional character based on real life beanie carrying oceanographer Jaques Cousteau — another such pillar. So to us, the sea and beanies are irrevocably connected. But going further back…