Half-Windsor knot

The half-Windsor knot is a way of tying a necktie which produces a neat, triangular knot. It is larger than the four-in-hand knot and Pratt knot but smaller than the Windsor knot. Despite its name, it is not half the size of the Windsor knot, and there is no evidence that it is derived from that knot. It works well with light- and medium-weight fabrics.

Tying

To tie the half-Windsor, place the tie around your neck and cross the broad end of the tie in front of the narrow end. Fold the broad end behind the narrow end and bring it forward on the opposite side. The left and right sides of the narrow end, and the inside of the loop around your neck, form a triangle. Continue folding the tie over the sides of this triangle, rotating around the triangle in one direction. The sixth fold should bring the broad end up over the top of the knot from behind; push the end down through the loop in front of the knot between the fourth and fifth folds, work out any wrinkles, and pull the knot tight. If the tie is unbalanced, untie the knot and try again giving yourself more or less length to work with.

According to The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie (Thomas Fink and Yong Mao), the knot is tied

* Li Ro Ci Lo Ri Co T (knot 7)

with a common variation being

* Li Ro Ci Ro Li Co T (knot 8).

The former is not self-releasing, while the latter is.

ee also

*Windsor knot - a substantially bulkier knot

External links

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