Types of Knots

There are four main knots used to knot neckties. In rising order of difficulty, they are:

1. Four-in-hand knot. The four-in-hand knot may be the most common.
2. Pratt knot (the Shelby knot)
3. Half-Windsor knot
4. Windsor knot (also erroneously called the "double-Windsor" or, redundantly, "full Windsor"). The Windsor knot is the thickest knot of the four, since its tying has the most steps.

The Windsor knot is named after the Duke of Windsor, although he did not invent it. The Duke did favour a voluminous knot; however, he achieved this by having neckties specially made of thicker cloths.