■ 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 ■ FROM COWBOY IMAGES 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. vests.indd 19 2/21/2011 9:49:12 AM