To do this, simply take your right lace and cross it over the left lace. Wrap it around the left lace once and pull tight. You’re done!
Resist the urge to pull the knot tight at this point — if you do, you’ll just be left with an ordinary shoelace knot.
If you really don’t want your laces to come undone, try soaking the knot in water before pulling it tight. As the water evaporates, the fabric of the laces will constrict, making the knot even tighter.
As a reminder, to make this basic knot, take your right lace and cross it over the left lace. Wrap it under the left lace once and pull tight. Note that this part is exactly the same step as in the section above.
Once you make the loop, take the loop and the other lace in your hand, and hold both so that they are pointing upward. This isn’t essential, but it ensures that all of your laces are positioned correctly for the next step and keeps things a little tidier as you start to make the noose.
There’s no exact number of coils you need to make this way — longer laces will be able to make more coils than shorter ones, but as long as you are able to make about four or five, your knot should hold.
If your lace isn’t long enough to reach the bottom of the loop, try starting over and making the initial loop smaller.
On the other hand, pulling the “tight” side of the noose should cause the coil to tighten. You may want to give this side a tug after you put on your shoes to keep your knot tight during your daily activity.
Thread the lace through the eyelet at the top that’s directly across from it. in other words, if you started at the top left eyelet, thread the lace into the top right one. Pull the lace under and through the eyelet directly beneath the previous one. It should go under the material between the two eyelets, not over it. Thread the lace through the eyelet directly across from it again. Continue this “down, across, down, across” pattern until you reach the last eyelet at the bottom. If there are an even number of eyelets (which there usually are), the lace should end at the side opposite the starting point. If there are an odd number, it will end at the same side.
When you have a loop, hold it so that it lays across the lowest straight section of lace at its middle point. The loop should be pointing across the tongue of the shoe.
If you’re working with one hand, the easiest way to do this is to grab the initial loop between your thumb and index finger, then use your index finger to push one side of the loop as you guide it under the straight lace and over the other side of the loop.
Continue pulling the loop down and across to slide it back towards the eyelet — when the knot is tight, it should be touching (or else lie very close to) the eyelet.
A word of warning: as you loosen the laces before you take your shoe off, try not to let the loose end of the lace get pulled back through the eyelet. It can be tricky and time-consuming to work the lace back through the eyelet when you re-tie your shoes, especially if you’re using one hand.
