Ian's Shoelace Site – Criss Cross Lacing (lug version)

A lug version of Criss Cross Lacing. This is the “standard” method of lacing shoes and boots that come with lugs instead of eyelets. The laces simply criss-cross as they work their way up the shoe.

Four pairs of lugs

Pairs

5

4

3

2

Flip

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Lacing diagram Copyright (c) 2023 by Ian Fieggen

Step

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Lacing Technique

• Begin straight across the bottom (grey section) and up through both bottom lugs.

• At each pair of lugs, cross the ends and feed up through the next higher set of lugs. Repeat until lacing is completed.

Features

Traditional look

Simple to lace

Comfortable

Uninteresting

Notes

This lug lacing method is closely related to seven different eyelet lacing methods:

All of these eyelet lacing methods follow the same “outline”, with the only difference being the direction the shoelaces run through the eyelets (between the inside and outside of the shoe). With lugs, there is no “inside” or “outside”, so this lacing is effectively a simplified version of each of them.

Lug Criss Cross Lacing Gallery

Holographic Impala roller skates with pink trim laced with pink combination of Zipper Lacing and Lug Criss Cross Lacing (from Jo C)

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Shoelace Lengths for Lug Criss Cross Lacing

Pairs of eyelets	Approximate length needed
8 pairs	144 cm	57 in
7 pairs	132 cm	52 in
6 pairs	121 cm	48 in
5 pairs	109 cm	43 in
4 pairs	97 cm	38 in
3 pairs	85 cm	34 in
2 pairs	73 cm	29 in

NOTE: These are approximate shoelace lengths for using this lacing on an average sized sneaker. For more accurate lengths, use the Shoelace Length Calculator.

Comparative Length

• The length of shoelace required for Lug Criss Cross Lacing is the “baseline” length against which all other lug lacing methods are compared.

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