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"FreedomKnot"™ Shoelace Knot
This is yet another variation of a secure shoelace knot: Make an "O" and pass a loop through it from both the front and the back.

The FreedomKnot has its very own Web Site, complete with fun graphics and rhymes. I've redrawn the instructions here for comparison with the other knots on my site.
Step 1:
FreedomKnot diagram 1
Tie a Starting Knot as shown, then cross the right (blue) lace over the left (yellow) lace to form an "O" in the middle. The blue lace is now the left lace. 		Step 2:
FreedomKnot diagram 2
Make the left (blue) lace into a loop and begin to wrap it around the back of the "O" in the middle of the laces.
Step 3:
FreedomKnot diagram 3
Feed the left (blue) loop through the "O" to end up in front. 		Step 4:
FreedomKnot diagram 4
Now, make the right (yellow) lace into a loop, this time wrapping it around the front of the "O" in the middle.
Step 5:
FreedomKnot diagram 5
Feed the right (yellow) loop through the "O" to end up behind. 		Step 6:
FreedomKnot diagram 6
Now, simply pull the loops to tighten the knot. Like several other secure shoelace knots, the whole twisted mess of the previous drawing will rearrange itself into a neat finished knot.

Finished Knot
Finished FreedomKnot (TM) picture The finished knot should have a double wrap around the middle, as compared to the single wrap of either my Ian Knot or any Standard Shoelace Knot.
Although somewhat harder to tie, my Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot is an improvement on this knot because it ends up with the loose ends doubly-secured.
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