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Standard Shoelace Knot
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Also known as the "Around The Tree" shoelace knot" or simply the "Bowknot", this is probably the most common method
for tying shoelaces: Make a loop with one end, wrap the other end around and pull a loop through the "hole" in the
middle.
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Step 1:
Tie a Left-over-Right
Starting Knot as shown, then make the right (blue) end into a "loop" by simply doubling it back onto itself.
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Step 2:
Take the left (yellow) end and pass it around to the right, going
behind the right loop.
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Step 3:
Continue the left (yellow) end
around the right loop to end up in front.
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Step 4:
Start to feed the left (yellow) lace into the "hole" that has just been made.
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Step 5:
With the left (yellow) lace now through the "hole", grab hold of both loops and start to pull the knot tight.
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Step 6:
Continue pulling on the loops until the knot is firmly tied.
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Finished Knot
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The finished Standard Shoelace Knot is identical to either my
Ian Knot, the World's Fastest Shoelace Knot, or to the
Two Loop Shoelace Knot. |
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NOTE:
If your finished knot comes out crooked, it's probably because you tie your
Starting Knot the opposite way to mine. This will result in an un-balanced "Granny Knot", which both sits
crooked and comes undone more easily. See my
Slipping Shoelace Knots page for more information.
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Technical Details
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Technical Name:
This knot appears in
The Ashley Book of Knots as #1212 and #1214,
"The Bowknot", where it is described as
"... the universal means of fastening shoe-strings together." However, Ashley does not illustrate the steps,
and only briefly describes the procedure (which is actually more like the
Two Loop Shoelace Knot).
Alternative Name:
The technique is also commonly referred to as the "Bunny Rabbit Around The Tree" method, which refers to the story
that is often used to help children remember the steps:
- First create the tree roots (ie. tie the
Starting Knot);
- Next create the tree trunk (ie. form the first loop);
- Rabbit runs around the tree (ie. wrap the loose end around the loop);
- Rabbit sees you and hops into the hole (ie. feed through the hole);
- Rabbit escapes out the back (ie. emerge and pull tight).
As far as I know, there is no actual "bunny rabbit" shoelace tying song or rhyme, rather, it was only ever told as
a simple story.
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