YSK what a granny knot is
YSK what a granny knot is
Many people are tying a “Granny Knot”, which sits crooked and comes loose. Learn the “one simple trick” for keeping your shoes neatly and securely tied.
Why YSK: The granny knot is the most common reason as to why show laces seem to be undone so easily. It's caused when the Starting Knot & Finishing Bow don't “balance” each other. Recognizing this can help you make your shoe knots much more secure.
Edit: (BTW, YSK the website as well. It's a really good resource for tying and lacing shoes)
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Man I’m in my 30s and still do bunny ears to tie my shoes. Never really learned the “correct” way. My shoes do come untied a lot so maybe it’s time.
Bunny ears aren't a problem! The resulting knot is the same as a standard shoelace knot. If your shoes are coming untied a lot, you probably are tying granny instead of square. Make sure that if you cross one way on the base crossing (like left over right), you cross the other way for the bunny ears step (like right over left). All the info in the link applies to bunny ears.
I'm 31 and I declare I'm too old to relearn the muscle memory. I acceot the occasional need to retie my laces.
Check if it’s incorrect and reverse the starting knot if so. It’s the same muscle memory.
I do the same! But all you have to do is tie the bunny ears the other way. For example, if you do the starting knot by putting the left lace over the right lace, then when you tie the bunny ears put the right “ear” over the left “ear.”