How to Tie a Half Windsor Knot Mirrored [vertical video]

Behind in , across out .

I'm going to show you how to tie a half , Windsor knot in one minute .

Then I'll do it again , slower and have tips and tricks .

Half the tie around your neck , backside of the tie facing down , adjusted for length .

More on that later cross the wide end over the narrow end , making an X grab the center of the X .

Step one is behind , take the wide end of the tie and make it go behind the tie hole .

You should see the back of the tie .

Step two is in , take the wide end of the tie and make it go in the tie hole .

You should see the back again .

Step three is a cross , take the wide end of the tie and make it go across the tie hole .

Bonus tip , keep your finger here .

You should now see the front of the tie .

Step four is out , take the wide end of the tie and make it go out of the tie hole to finish up .

Put the wide end of the tie where your finger is and pull it through , tighten the knot around your neck by holding the narrow end and sliding the knot up , you're done .

If the tie is too short , you can tug on the wide end of the tie to try to get it closer .

If that doesn't work or if the tie is too long , then you need to start over before we start this next try , pull the narrow end out of the knot .

But hold this spot here , use this spot as a marker for where the X crossed last time , then go either shorter or longer based on your needs .

Here's where we adjust for length .

My tie length video link in the description has more details , but generally for a half Windsor knot , we start about here .

If your tie is a thick material , you are tall , you have a larger neck or if you have a shorter tie go less here , otherwise go more cross the wide end over the narrow end , making an X grab , hold the center of the X .

This area here is the tie hole tip .

If you want to know how to tie a half Windsor knot , you can tie a full winds or knot but just skip the first out step .

The half Windsor knot steps are behind in across out step .

One is behind , take the wide end of the tie and make it go behind the tie hole .

The back of the tie should now be showing step two is in , take the wide end of the tie and make it go in the tie hole .

The back of the tie should again be showing step three is a cross , take the wide end of the tie and make it go across the tie hole .

Tip , keep a finger here .

The front of the tie should now be showing .

Step four is out , take the wide end of the tie and make it go out of the tie hole to finish it up .

Put the wide end of the tie where your finger is and pull it through tip , squeeze the bottom of the knot and pull the tops apart to create the triangular shape .

Another tip as you pull the knot tight , you can use a finger to try to create the dimple , tighten the knot around your neck by holding the narrow end and sliding the knot up again .

If the tie is too short , you can tug on it to try to get it closer .

But if that doesn't work or the tie is too long , you just try again .

Don't listen to Yoda .

What does he know about trying ?