Asterisk Lacing

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Lacing Technique – 8 pairs of eyelets

• Begin straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the bottom eyelets.

• Both ends run straight up on the inside and out through the next higher set of eyelets.

• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets two rows higher up the shoe (skip past one set of eyelets).

• The left (yellow) end runs straight down on the inside and out through the next lower eyelet, then straight across on the outside and in through the opposite eyelet.

• Both ends run straight up on the inside, each skipping one eyelet and emerging two eyelets higher up.

• The higher (blue) end runs straight across on the outside and in through the opposite eyelet, then straight down on the inside and out through the next lower eyelet.

• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets two rows higher up the shoe (skip past one set of eyelets).

• Both ends run straight up on the inside and out through the top eyelets.

Lacing Technique – 7 or 6 pairs of eyelets

• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.

• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets two rows higher up the shoe (skip past one set of eyelets).

• The left (yellow) end runs straight down on the inside and out through the next lower eyelet, then straight across on the outside and in through the opposite eyelet.

• Both ends run straight up on the inside, each skipping one eyelet and emerging two eyelets higher up.

• The higher (blue) end runs straight across on the outside and in through the opposite eyelet, then straight down on the inside and out through the next lower eyelet.

• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets two rows higher up the shoe (skip past one set of eyelets).

• On 7 pairs of eyelets, both ends run straight up on the inside and out through the top eyelets.

Lacing Technique – 5 pairs of eyelets

• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.

• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets two rows higher up the shoe (skip past one set of eyelets).

• The left (yellow) end runs straight down on the inside and out through the next lower eyelet, then straight across on the outside and in through the opposite eyelet.

• Both ends run straight up on the inside, each skipping one eyelet and emerging two eyelets higher up.

• The lower (yellow) end runs straight across on the outside and in through the opposite eyelet, then straight up on the inside and out through the top eyelet.

Lacing Technique – 4 or 3 pairs of eyelets

• Begin straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the second-from-bottom pair of eyelets.

• Both ends run straight down on the inside and out through the next lower set of eyelets.

• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets two rows higher up the shoe (skip past one set of eyelets).

• On 4 pairs of eyelets, both ends run straight up on the inside and out through the top eyelets.