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Tying a Necktie: Four-in-Hand Knot

Tying a Necktie: The Four-in-Hand Knot is the most popular type of necktie knot and easiest to learn, probably over 80% of tie wearers knot their ties with this. The knot is long and straight but slightly lopsided.

Diagram of the Four-in-Hand Knot
  1. Step 1

    1. Begin with the wide end on your right and extending about a foot below the narrow end of your tie. (Pictures are mirror images, in other words images are what you would see if you were looking in a mirror.)

  2. Step 2

    2. Bring the wide end of the tie over the narrow (right side to left side).

  3. Step 3

    3. Bring the wide end underneath the narrow end (left side to right side).

  4. Step 4

    4. Bring the wide end of the tie over the narrow again (right side to left side).

  5. Step 5

    5. Bring the wide end of the tie through the back of the loop (left side to center).

  6. Step 6

    6. Hold the front of the knot loose with your index finger; pass the wide end down through the loop (created in step 4) in front.

  7. Step 7

    7. Remove your finger and tighten the knot.

  8. Step 8

    8. Hold the narrow end of the tie and slide the knot up to the collar.

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