Knit Tie

**Sinclare** · 16th June 17, 09:27 AM

Hello! Just curious if anyone wears knit ties with their kilt? It's typically my tie of choice with the kilt as I think it looks quite smart and tends to come in colors that go quite nice with the kilt and jacket/waistcoat. Also, I think the straight bottom of the tie looks very nice, especially when only wearing the jacket and forgoing the waistcoat. I never really cared for club ties, so I find them a nice alternative.

**cck** · 16th June 17, 11:13 AM

I don't have any knit ties but I don't see why you could/should not wear one. Usually I wear a bow tie with my kilts.

**Tobus** · 16th June 17, 12:16 PM

It's not a terribly high resolution photo, but I'm wearing a knit tie in this photo from a few years ago at the Salado TX Highland Games. It's just a plain dark blue knit tie that belonged to my late Grandfather. Unlike all my other ties, I keep this one knotted all the time because that's how my grandfather kept it. It's a full Windsor knot, tied by his hands probably 20 years ago or more, and it gives me a sense of comfort and nostalgia to keep it in the knot that he tied.

I also have several other knit ties that were his, but they are not colours I would wear with my kilts (like turquoise).

**Sinclare** · 16th June 17, 02:15 PM

Very nice! I'm surprised they're not more common

**Tobus** · 16th June 17, 02:44 PM

I think they're probably more common than you'd think, but they're difficult to identify from a distance.

Here's a thread we had on knit ties about 5 years ago. Matt Newsome wears them a lot, and was selling them at one point. It's actually funny reading that thread now, because at the time I hadn't worn one since my childhood in the '80s when they were more popular. There are some very nice examples in that thread, though. I still see them pop up now and again at vintage shops, and try to snap them up when I find them if the colours are decent.