Wrap one end (black) over your hand twice and

■ IMAGES PROVIDED BY BIG BEND SADDLERY, ALPINE, TEXAS.
Wrap one end (black) over your hand twice and
hold with your fingers and thumb as shown.
Pass the other end (red) under the loop closest to it.
Bring the same end (red) around the back of
everything.
This end (red) comes out from behind.
Pass this end (red) over the loop closest to it
and under the other loop.
The finished knot shown after being tightened.
HOW TO TIE A 4-SQUARE BUCKAROO KNOT
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The scarf or wildrag seems to go hand-in-hand with the vintage
Western vest. Wildrags tend to brighten the palette of plain or natural colors offered in vests of the day by adding beautiful colors,
patterns, and textures to the neckline in a multitude of sizes. Not
only fashionable, but functional, wildrags help stop the trickle of
sweat on a hot summer’s day and warm up the otherwise-exposed
neck on a ravaging winter’s eve. How to wear or tie the scarf varies just as much as the colors available. One popular way to tie a
wildrag is the 4-Square Buckaroo Wildrag Knot which is shown
here courtesy of Big Bend Saddlery in Alpine, TX.
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