Instead of resorting to double or tripple knotting, this method is a simple variation on the way most of us learned how to tie our shoes. It also allows the shoe to be untied with a pull of the free end of the lace just like normal. It solves the problem parents and youth coaches have with shoes always coming untied. Thanks to Jamie Dodson, author of Flying Boats and Spies, China Clipper and Mission Shanghai , for showing this technique to me and saving me a lot of grief!