At long last! The Cape knot revealed. I am very fond of this knot, it never ceases to get compliments. Especially from the ladies. They love a man who knows how to tie a knot (if you know what I mean). This knot works best with mono-colored ties, works fine with pattern or paisley ties, but I would not recommend it with stripes. It has the same issue the Eldredge does, the orientation of the stripes gets all zany and it creates pattern shock. This is another tie tied with the little end of the tie, so it is easy to get the length right. The knot works with any standard length tie, although I do feel it looks better with thicker ties. As always, send me pics!
Knot Dossier
Difficulty: Low
It is a simply skinny-end knot with only 5 moves. Skinny-end knots are easy because the big end is adjusted at the start making it easy to get the length right. The only quirk is having enough little end to go through the loop.
Fabric Consumption: Med
You will end up using a considerable amount of fabric with this knot, but the knot is pretty small so the consumption should be manageable even for larger people.
Symmetry: High
If done perfectly, the knot should be completely symmetrical. There is a tendency for the horizontal loop in the center to get a little diagonal. You can fight it, or you can just let it go.
Style: Solids
The fabric travels in a variety of directions with this knot making striped ties pretty risky. The stripes end up traveling in seemingly random directions and it might look messy. Patterns and paisley would looks fine, but the complexity of the knot make them sub optimal because they might overshadow the folds. Solid ties are perfect because the shadows and folds can be the focus.
Venue: Celebratory
It is a complex and flashy know with multiple levels and angles. It is sure to draw attention and make you seem like a bit of a show off. That is certainly fine with me! But in some formal occasions it might not be the desired reaction. As always though, these rules are not set in stone. You can wear this to work and casually as you see fit.
Tips
- Tie clip recommended
- Good with vest or cardigan
- Contrast tie ads visual interest to the knot
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This infographic lists this as the “Café knot”.
…also, since my gravatar pic apparently showed up, let me mention that the knot in it is my unholy concoction of this and the Eldredge, incorporating a somewhat tricky move I initially came up with to add another set of petals to the Eldedge, but now mostly use for this.
Which I’ve tenatively named “the Eldritch Cape knot”.
I’ve been meaning to film an instructional, but have never gotten around to it.
Yeah I didn’t make the graphic, but the “cafe knot” was released after the cape, and they made a graphic. I guess it’s just an AKA.
Nope, Cafe and Cape are different. The cafe knot has the narrow end crossing in front 7 times, but cape crosses in front 5 times.
Where can I find the orange and silver patterned tie in the second picture? It’s really catching my eye.
That is from http://www.ultimatesilktie.com/ although it was from about 3 years ago so it might not be in stock… Should be able to find gold/yellow paisley around though.
Awesome! I truly appreciate it! Your reviews and tutorials are amazing!
where is that pink tie from in the picture on the right side?
Like where did I get it? I do not remember sorry.
The Atlantic knot.
This is actually different than the Atlantic. I also have a page for that here: https://agreeordie.com/features/fashion/648-how-to-tie-an-atlantic-necktie-knot/