Creates a symmetrical and moderately bulky knot.
Half Windsor Necktie Knot
Creates a symmetrical and moderately bulky knot.
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Pass the long end over the short, back under it, and then backwards beside the neck emerging on the other side. Pass the end across, this time in front. Pass the end forwards beside the neck and down through the knot. Pull the long end to tighten the knot, then the short end to make snug against the neck.
Origin: Ashley does not describe either this Half Windsor Necktie Knot or The Windsor Necktie Knot. The names were created in honor of the Duke of Windsor although he preferred a Four-in-Hand himself. However, he employed heavier material to obtain a satisfactory appearance.
Orientation: The animation is presented as though the wearer were seeing his own reflection.
Variations: The animation demonstrates one of the commonest methods. In an alternative method, at Step 7, the long end emerges on the opposite side and then, in Step 8, crosses in the reverse direction. Both techniques make a moderately bulky and symmetrical knot but neither option matches the symmetry possible with the Pratt (Shelby) Necktie Knot or the Windsor Necktie Knot.
Advantages: The Half Windsor Necktie Knot is fairly easy to learn and makes a reasonably large and symmetrical knot without using as much material as the Windsor.
Disadvantages: The Half Windsor Necktie Knot uses a little more material than the Four-in-Hand, which therefore means the Half Windsor may be less suitable for a short tie. Also, when the short end is removed to untie the tie, a knot remains in the long end which has to be untied separately.
