How to Tie a Truelove Knot (Pinwheel Knot)

1. Begin with the wide end on your right and roughly in line with your navel.
2. Wrap the narrow end around the wide end.
3. Take it up and into the neck loop from the front.
4. Pull it down to the right.
5. Take it up and into the neck loop from the right side.
6. Pull it through and down to the left.
7. Cross the narrow end over the knot to the right. Use a finger to hold this band loose.
8. Bring the narrow end under the neck loop and down through the band formed in Step 7. Stop here if you want a
   Half Windsor with the narrow side in front.
9. First, loosen the top of the narrow end (closest to your neck). You will need this to be loose in the later steps. Twist the tie, then take the narrow end up and over the neck loop. Come out on the left side.
10. Take the tip of the narrow end and tuck it into the loose band from Step 9.
11. Gently adjust and tighten by pulling the narrow tip and wide end.
12. The tip of the narrow end is still visible in the illustration but should be hidden under your collar.

The Truelove Knot is also called the Pinwheel Knot. It’s notoriously difficult to perfect and will require practise. For the best result, use a longer tie as the Truelove Knot needs a lot of fabric (like the Eldredge Knot). Or… use a standard tie and wear a vest to hide the fact that the finished result is a short tie.

As with many non-traditional knots, the narrow end is the active end (the one that does the moving). And credit to Elliot Truelove for creating this challenging knot and naming it after himself.