page_title: Small knot
hierarchical_section_title: Small knot
caption_attribution_description: English: Oriental or small knot in a biege, patterned, silk tie.
context_page_description: The small knot, or oriental knot or Kent knot or simple knot, is the simplest method of tying a necktie, though some claim the simple knot is an alternative name for the four-in-hand knot. The small knot is not very well known despite its simplicity.
  One of the reasons may be that the small knot is not self-releasing, and may annoy people accustomed to four-in-hand and Windsor knots who pull at the tie to untangle the knot. Additionally, it is a common opinion that, should the thin end of the tie become visible, it not be "inside out"; the small knot is one of several that violate this preference, though this can be remedied by giving the entire tie a half-twist during the tying process.
  Using the notation from The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie, the knot is tied
  Lo Ri Co T.
context_section_description: The small knot, or oriental knot or Kent knot or simple knot, is the simplest method of tying a necktie, though some claim the simple knot is an alternative name for the four-in-hand knot.  The small knot is not very well known despite its simplicity.
  One of the reasons may be that the small knot is not self-releasing, and may annoy people accustomed to four-in-hand and Windsor knots who pull at the tie to untangle the knot. Additionally, it is a common (though not necessarily majority) opinion that, should the thin end of the tie become visible, it not be "inside out"; the small knot is one of several that violate this preference, though this can be remedied by giving the entire tie a half-twist during the tying process.
  Using the notation from The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie, the knot is tied
  Lo Ri Co T.
caption: A small knot
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