There are dozens of ways to tie a necktie. In fact, authors Thomas Fink and Yong Mao published a book titled The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie in 1999. No doubt even more have been invented since then. Tie knots all vary in size, shape, symmetry, and difficulty in creation. But while there may be a myriad of methods to flip some fabric, there are truly only several a man needs to know.