Quote Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt View Post
Could someone explain the difference between a windsor knot and the double windsor? From everything I can find on the web, they are both tied the same way. To my knowledge there has only ever been the half windsor and the full windsor
The names you know are the names I have always known, too. But apparently, some call the Windsor or Full Windsor a Double Windsor. It's still the same knot: symmetrical and, for the issue at hand, useful for taking up a couple of inches of tie length.

Allen