To tie a tie using the simple knot method: 1. Drape the tie around your neck with the wide end on the right, hanging lower than the narrow end. 2. Cross the wide end over the narrow end. 3. Bring the wide end under the narrow end and up through the loop around your neck. 4. Pull the wide end down through the knot in front. 5. Adjust the knot by holding it with one hand and pulling on the narrow end with the other.