Memory Game tie shoesOnline version how to tie your shoes by Edier Gomez Alzate Make sure you do it until the top end. STEP #8 Take both sides of the laces again, crisscross them and create a simple knot. STEP #3 STEP #4 Make sure this knot is in the middle of the shoe. Make sure that the shoes have their laces on. STEP #6 STEP #7 Tighten as much as possible. Create two little holes or circles with each side of the laces. STEP #5 STEP #2 Create another simple knot using and holding the previous little two holes. Tight them and walk! From bottom to top, start tightening the laces taking them from both sides.