The half Windsor

1. Step 1 of 8

   Drape it

   Put the tie around your neck, seam toward your shirt, with the wide end on your right. This knot uses more tie than a four-in-hand, so start the narrow end a few inches higher than you would for that one.

2. Step 2 of 8

   Cross over

   Bring the wide end across the front of the narrow end, to your left.

3. Step 3 of 8

   Back under

   Pass the wide end behind the narrow end, back to your right. For a moment the back of the tie faces out. That’s fine.

4. Step 4 of 8

   Over the loop, out on your left

   Bring the wide end up the front, over the neck loop, and down through it so it comes out on your left. This is the step that makes it a half Windsor. If it comes out on your right, undo it and go again.

5. Step 5 of 8

   Across the front

   Bring the wide end across the front of the knot, from your left to your right, good side out. This band is the face of the knot. Hook a finger under it.

6. Step 6 of 8

   Up through the neck

   From the right, take the wide end up behind the knot and out through the neck loop from underneath.

7. Step 7 of 8

   Down through the front

   Bring it down the front and feed the tip through the band, where your finger was.

8. Step 8 of 8

   Snug it up

   Pinch a small dent just under the knot, hold the narrow end and slide the knot up to your collar. The tip should touch your belt buckle. If it misses, move the narrow end’s starting point by the same amount and tie it again.

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