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Pentagram Lacing
This purely decorative lacing forms a pentagram, or five pointed star. Besides the "magical" associations, solid five pointed stars are found on many flags, most notably the fifty stars on the U.S. flag.
Diagram for 8 pairs of eyelets, variation 1
Pairs
8
8
7
6
5
Step
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
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Lacing Technique:
Variation 1 - Upright pentagram:
• Begin straight straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the middle eyelets. Adjust so that the left (blue) end is a little longer than the right (yellow) end.
• The left (blue) end forms the bottom "cross" as follows: Straight down on the inside (left), diagonally up on the outside, straight down on the inside (right), diagonally up on the outside.
• The left (blue) end then continues to form the upper "rung": Straight up on the inside (left), straight across on the outside, straight up on the inside (right) and out through the top right eyelet.
• The right (yellow) end forms the middle point as follows: Straight down on the inside (right), diagonally up on the outside to loop around the middle of the top "rung", diagonally down on the outside.
• The left (yellow) end then runs all the way up the inside to emerge through the top left eyelet.
Variations:
1 Upright pentagram
2 Inverted pentagram
Features:
Decorative look
Suits dress shoes
Harder to tighten
1% longer ends on avg. (variation 1)
15% longer ends on avg. (variation 2)
Notes:
• If the crossovers of the laces are carefully woven as shown, the centre of the pentagram will have all the "overpasses" running clockwise, which helps to maintain the shape more securely.
• This lacing works best with thinner or flat laces because several eyelets have to accommodate two passes of shoelace.
• These diagrams are drawn with the pentagrams fairly symmetrical and centred. Experiment with running the horizontal sections through different eyelets to change the heights and widths of the five points.
• It is possible to create a pentagram using four eyelet pairs, or an inverted pentagram using as few as three eyelet pairs.
• An inverted pentagram is used by some people as a Satanic or occultic symbol. Then again, other people may prefer to lace this way simply because the pentagram appears upright when looking down at their own shoes.


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Shoelace Lengths for Pentagram Lacing
Pairs of eyelets: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Length needed: (N/A) (N/A) 96 cm
38 inch
107 cm
42 inch
107 cm
42 inch
124 cm
49 inch
124 cm
49 inch
Lengths available: 36" 40" 40" 45" | 54" 45" | 54"
Comparative Length:
Shorter shoelaces needed than those for basic Criss Cross Lacing.
Longer ends if existing shoelaces are re-used (+1% on average).
• These are approximate shoelace lengths for using this lacing on an average sized sneaker.
• For more accurate lengths, use the Shoelace Length Calculator.


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Similar lacing method with six-pointed star.

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