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Step 1 (Reef to Jinx)
(a) Start with the Reef Knot shown.
(b) Tuck both working ends (indicated by arrowheads) down
through the centre of the twisted standing
ends (marked by circles).
(c) The result is a Jinx (the stable Thief).

Step 2 (Jinx to Least-You-Can-Do)
(a) Uncross both working ends (or wends) so they are parallel.
(b) Pull the light wend through the dark loop.
(c) This produces the Least-You-Can-Do
(which is a Single Carrick Bend).

Step 3 (Least-You-Can-Do to Granny)
(a) Withdraw the dark wend through the light loop.
(b) Uncross the light wend and standing end (or stand)
(c) You have arrived at the Granny Knot.

Step 4 (Granny to Carrick-ends adjacent)
Re-cross the light stand and wend.
Cross the dark stand over its own wend.
Partly withdraw the light stand, as shown, to
create a temporary holding loop.
Tuck the light wend through the dark loop,
before fully withdrawing the light stand.
In the same way, partly withdraw the dark stand
to create a holding loop.
Pull the dark wend out through the light loop.
Fully withdraw the dark stand.
All of this yields a full Carrick Bend-with wends
emerging on the same side of the knot.

Step 5 (Carrick-ends adjacent, to Carrick-ends opposed)
(a) Create a temporary loop* in the dark stand.
(b) Pull a bight, withdrawing and retucking the dark wend
through the loop already formed.
(c) Eliminate the loop by removing the slack. This transfers a
half-twist (or elbow) in the dark stand and wend to
the light stand and wend.
(d) Treat the light stand and wend similarly.
(e) A Carrick Bend-ends opposed-appears.