Tying Celtic Knots In Sperry Boat Shoes: A Step-By-Step Guide

There are many ways to tie a Celtic knot in Sperry boat shoes, including the barrel knot, the chain knot, the tassel knot, the fishtail knot, and the surgeon's knot. Each of these knots offers a unique and stylish way to secure your boat shoes, ensuring that they not only stay on your feet but also make a fashionable statement. While Sperry boat shoes are known for their leather laces, which can be tricky to keep tied with a basic knot, these Celtic knots provide a more secure and eye-catching alternative.

How to tie a barrel knot

To tie a barrel knot in Sperry boat shoes, follow these steps:

• Fold the lace over itself to make a loop.
• Twist the loop.
• Wrap the remaining lace around the loop 5 times.
• Thread the end of the lace through the end of the loop and pull the end of the lace while pushing the knot to tighten it.
• Trim any excess lace.

Repeat these steps for each of the four laces on your Sperry boat shoes.

The barrel knot is a classic boat shoe knot that is also known as the barrel lace or the heaving knot. It is one of several ways to tie a boat shoe knot and is commonly used on Sperrys because it helps to keep the leather laces from coming loose.

How to tie a tassel knot

To tie a tassel knot, start by crossing the laces to create an "X", with the left lace on top of the right. Then, pull the left lace under the right, and pull the laces in opposite directions. You've just created a square knot!

Now, take the left lace in your left hand and the right lace in your right hand, ensuring the right lace is on top of the left. Bring the right lace under and then over the left lace, and then repeat with the left lace. Pull the knot tight by yanking both laces simultaneously.

Now, form a loop with the left lace. This should be about an inch in length. Wrap the tail of the lace around the loop 2-3 times, then tuck the end into the loop and pull tight. Repeat the process on the right lace, and you're done!

How to tie a chain knot

To tie a chain knot, start by making a loop with your left lace. Then, create a second loop with your right lace and thread it through the first loop from the back. Pull the second loop tight and repeat this step two more times. Finally, tuck the end of the lace into the final loop and tuck the ends of each chain into each other.

• Make a loop with your left lace: Grab the left lace with your non-dominant hand and create a 1/2-inch loop in the middle. Hold the base of the loop with your left hand.
• Create a second loop: With your dominant hand, make another 1/2-inch loop above the first one. Push the base of this second loop halfway through the first loop.
• Pull the second loop tight: Insert your non-dominant thumb into the second loop and grab the tail with your dominant hand. Pull the loop and tail in opposite directions and push the knot towards the eyelet.
• Repeat the process: Create a third loop with your dominant hand and thread it through the second loop.
• Tighten the chain: Take the third loop in your non-dominant hand and thread the end of the lace through it. Pull tight to create a link in the chain.
• Space out the links: Evenly space out the links by hand to create a neat chain.
• Repeat with the right lace: Perform the same steps with the right lace, trying to make the chains as even as possible.
• Tuck in the ends: Pull the left chain horizontally to the right and tuck the end into the shoe. Do the same with the right chain, positioning it above the left chain.

The chain knot is inspired by a sailing knot of the same name used to decorate or shorten a rope. It is one of several ways to tie Sperry boat shoes, along with the barrel knot, tassel knot, surgeon's knot, and fishtail knot.

How to tie a surgeon's knot

To tie a surgeon's knot in Sperry boat shoes, follow these steps:

Firstly, create a left-over-right starting knot. Cross the left lace over the right lace and wrap it over and under, pulling tightly in opposite directions. This is the first half of a standard shoelace knot.

Next, make a loop with the left lace. Take the left lace, now on the right side of the shoe, and bend it over itself to form a 1-inch loop. Position the base of this loop next to the starting knot.

Now, circle the loop with the right lace. Take the right lace, now on the left side of the shoe, and bring it in front of the loop. Complete the circle by bringing the lace back around to the front, ending up where you started.

Insert the right lace into the circle you've created and pull. Make a small loop with the right lace and insert the top of this loop through the circle, pulling it loosely through.

You've now completed a standard shoelace knot. To turn it into a surgeon's knot, wrap the right loop around the left loop again. Bring the right loop over and around the left loop, inserting it through the circle for a second time.

Finally, pull the loops tightly in opposite directions, and you're done! Repeat the process on the other shoe.

The surgeon's knot is also known as the Tibetan Trekking Knot or Sherpa Knot, and it's a very secure way to tie your shoelaces.

How to tie a fishtail knot

To tie a fishtail knot in Sperry boat shoes, follow these steps:

First, thread the laces through the eyelets in parallel lines. Insert the left lace into and through the bottom left eyelet. String the left lace through the top left eyelet. Do the same with the right lace—insert it into and through the bottom right eyelet, then string it through the top right eyelet. The laces between the two eyelets should be visible on the outside of the shoe.

Next, cross the laces and pull them down towards the tip of the shoe. Lay the left lace over the right lace, and lay the laces flat with the ends towards the tip of the shoe.

Now you will start looping the laces. First, loop the left lace over the right parallel line. Pull it tight. Then, loop the right lace over the left parallel line and pull it tight. Repeat this process of looping each lace up and over the opposite parallel line two more times.

Finally, pull the left lace (now on the right side) up and over the left parallel line. Then, pull the right lace (now on the left side) up and over the right parallel line. Pull the left lace (now on the left side) up and over the right parallel line. Finally, pull the right lace (now on the right side) up and over the left parallel line. Tuck the ends into the shoe.

Repeat the process on the other shoe to create a fishtail on the other Sperry.

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