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S. N. S. HERNING
The trademark S. N. S. HERNING was founded in 1919 by manufacturer Søren Nielsen Skyt.
In his early youth, he supported himself by selling home-made woollen and linen goods, like many other enterprising men of the era.
The work was simple and physical: goods in a bundle, the bicycle for transport, the nearby towns for a market.
A license, a birth certificate
An inventory from 20 October 1923, shows an assortment ranging from woollen vests, men's under-trousers, and socks to men's woollen sweaters, jumpers for women, and ladies' undershirts.
The most important, however, was the Fisherman's Sweater. It took its form from English predecessors, where, in the preceding years, hand-knitted versions had been made with the characteristic bobbles that give the sweater both its insulating properties and its distinct appearance.
Valdemar Madsen, 1930
The bobble was the answer to a practical question: how to create the most insulation with the least consumption of wool. It raises the surface of the knit, creating a small pocket of still air that provides warmth without adding weight. The solution is simple, yet precise. The material is used economically, the function is direct and visible, the form is a given.
A testament, borne through generations
Thrift also characterized the construction. This is the reason for the sweater's straight-set sleeve. This assembly method meant that no good material was wasted by cutting it to shape and setting in the sleeve. The parts could be knitted in whole panels and joined with minimal waste. The workflow was simple, the waste was minimal, the fit was stable.
In the early years, Søren Nielsen Skyt worked alongside his father on the hand-operated knitting machines that were becoming widespread at the time. The innovation consisted primarily of making the machines recreate crucial ideas from the hand-knitted predecessors. The experiments were numerous and gradual; adjustments in stitch count, and especially in the crucial tensions of the machine's cams, which are the prerequisite for a durable bobble.
At last, he found an enduring form. It proved to be durable. To this day, we knit our Fisherman's Sweaters according to the inherited recipe. This means we adhere to fixed rules for the number of bobbles, their placement, and the proportions between the individual measurements. The dimensions must speak to each other in a silent logic.
The Fisherman's Sweater is functional and beautiful in a balance we have scarcely equalled since. It was created for the sea and for work in the cold and wind. Today, it resides in wardrobes far from the coast and serves the same purpose. A testament, carried through generations.
