Page 316 - J. C. Turner "History and Science of Knots"

Trembles 307

Step 6 (Carrick-ends opposed, to Tumbling Thief)
(a) Pull out a holding loop* in the light stand.
(b) Withdraw the light wend.
(c) Retuck the light wend under one/over two/under one,
as shown.
(d) Now fully withdraw the light stand.
(e) The result is a Tumbling Thief Knot.

Finding it hard? Trambles can be tricky! See the character in Canadian
Rob Chisnall's apt cartoon-you are not alone.

Step 7 (Tumbling Thief to Sheet Bend)
(a) Withdraw the light wend to he parallel beside its own stand.
(b) This is an orthodox Sheet Bend.

Step 8 (Sheet Bend to Thief Knot)
(a) Pull the dark wend out alongside its own stand.
(b) A Thief Knot is made.

Step 9 (Thief Knot to Reef Knot)
(a) Merely pull the light strand through the knot,
until wend and stand swap over.
(b) Turn the result over, top for bottom.
(c) The final result is the original Reef Knot.

*These loops are my contribution to trambling. They come naturally. Desmond does not
seem to have resorted to them. I think he just ignored his own 50% rule.