Granny Knot Analyser
Do your shoelaces sit crooked? Do you retie your shoes several times a day? These are both signs of a Granny Knot. Learn the “one simple trick” for keeping your shoes neatly and securely tied.
Check Your Knot
Are you tying a balanced, secure shoelace knot or an un-balanced “Granny Knot”? This interactive analyser uses a series of multiple-choice diagrams to analyse how you tie your shoes.
Instructions
• At each step, you will be given multiple choices.
• Click on A B C etc. to view those choices in detail.
• Click on Proceed below the choice that best matches your technique.
• Click on × to the right of any selection to re-do that selection.
Your Knot – Step by Step
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More Granny Knot Pages
Info
Information about the Granny Knot plus the super-simple solution.
Videos
Videos demonstrating the Granny Knot plus the super-simple solution.
TV Experiment
Granny Knot versus treadmill experiment on a German TV program.
Research Study
Granny Knot vs Reef Knot research study by UC Berkeley.
Celebrities
Gallery of probable Granny Knotting celebs with crooked shoelaces.
Feedback
Excerpts from visitors' e-mails & testimonials about the Granny Knot.
Related Links
Starting Knot
The first stage of tying a regular shoelace knot.
Standard Shoelace Knot
Correctly tied Standard Shoelace Knot, which usually stays tied.
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