What knot do you use?

[knotty]

I usually tie a Windsor knot. I have seen some new fancy knots that are tied with the skinny end of the tie.
Does anyone any feeling about them? Good? Bad? Silly?

[HippieLee]

I grew up thinking there was only one knot and didn't know what it was called but I could tie it like a pro from about the age of 11 on. It was only fairly recently I discovered there is a whole world of tie knots and one I plan to try soon is the Eldridge:
52037-Eldredge-Tie-Knot--How-to-Tie-U6Fd.jpeg I think that sucker just looks cool. I'm not sure if it requires a longer tie though - I'll have to experiment.

I also plan to start using bow ties on some occasions so I look forward to that.

I have a bad habit of thinking the ideas I learned in my youth are the only right way to do things and I've been trying to break myself of such narrow-mindedness. I think I'd have to see this skinny end tie configuration as I've never heard of it. Then I'd have to examine myself and work out if I don't like it because it looks funny to me or if it looks funny because I'm being narrow (end of the tie) minded again.

[knotty]

That knot is kewl.

[MacGumerait]

I grew up thinking there was only one knot and didn't know what it was called but I could tie it like a pro from about the age of 11 on. It was only fairly recently I discovered there is a whole world of tie knots and one I plan to try soon is the Eldridge:
52037-Eldredge-Tie-Knot--How-to-Tie-U6Fd.jpeg I think that sucker just looks cool. I'm not sure if it requires a longer tie though - I'll have to experiment.

I also plan to start using bow ties on some occasions so I look forward to that.

I have a bad habit of thinking the ideas I learned in my youth are the only right way to do things and I've been trying to break myself of such narrow-mindedness. I think I'd have to see this skinny end tie configuration as I've never heard of it. Then I'd have to examine myself and work out if I don't like it because it looks funny to me or if it looks funny because I'm being narrow (end of the tie) minded again.

That's a cool looking knot . However , you may have to take an origami class in order to master it .

[Calgacus]

As a schoolboy I started out with the four-in-hand, but when I was about 10 my father taught me the Windsor and half-Windsor. I now use the half-Windsor as it seems to come out symmetrical for me, and the Windsor is a bit too bulky. I may try some of the others in this thread, I never knew there were so many ways. I like the Eldridge, though I suspect it only really works with plain ties.

If I'm wearing a bow tie, I always tie it myself and would never wear a clip-on.

For all this discussion of ties, I only own three. A black bow tie, a black neck tie for funerals, and a university neck tie for everything else.

[cck]

In general I let the style of the collar and the thickness of the tie material determine the type of knot. But most often I wear a bow tie and I only know one way to the bow.

[Nathan]

In general I let the style of the collar and the thickness of the tie material determine the type of knot.

This is absolutely correct. Different collar spreads and tie materials call for different knots. Like most have mentioned, the three I use most often are full Windsor, which I picked up in the military, the half-Windsor, which my father preferred and the four-in-hand which I find useful for more narrow collar spreads, or for thick ties that look fat and short when tied in a Windsor.

[mookien]

I have no idea what it is called, but it's supposed to look like a mirror image of what the guy on the video is tying, but usually ends up looking more like a ruche knot. Then, I call my wife.

[Chas]

I've always used a Windsor knot, for no other reason than this - I don't have to use a mirror and can tie it in the dark if I have to.

[Grizzly]

Another vote for the Windsor knot. Classic and very tidy.