Yellow Edges
On many of the images below on this page, keep in mind that red and blue were switched on accident. They will be fixed in due time.
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The next step in solving your cube, and the first step in solving the last layer is orienting the yellow edges. It doesn't have to be yellow, it just needs to be the opposite color of what you solved first. When finished with this step, you will have a yellow cross made up of the edges all oriented correctly, but they will probably not be placed correctly. This step is algorithm-based, and when finished your cube will look like the picture below.
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When finished with your second layer, you will have 1 of 3 cases:
1. 0 yellow edges oriented.
2. 2 yellow edges oriented
3. All 4 yellow edges oriented
If you have all 4 yellow edges oriented, you don't need to do anything, and you can move onto the next step. However I suggest you read on to learn about the other cases.
If you have 2 yellow edges oriented, you will need to determine which of these 2 sub-cases you have.
1. 2 yellow edges oriented to make a line/bar
2. 2 yellow edges oriented to make a right angle
To solve these 2 cases, you will use an algorithm for each. Both of these algorithms are extremely simple.
If you have a right angle, hold your cube so that the two oriented edges are in the top and left positions of the top layer and then perform the following algorithm: F U R U' R' F' to orient the 2 misoriented edges.
If you have a line/bar, hold your cube so that the line is horizontal and the 2 oriented edges occupy the right and left positions of the top layer and perform the following algorithm: F R U R' U' F' to orient the 2 misoriented edges.
If you have no yellow edges oriented, you simply need to perform one of the above algorithms, then rotate the top layer to perform the algorithm of the resulting case.. Refer to the below pictures to see what I mean.
1. 0 yellow edges oriented.
2. 2 yellow edges oriented
3. All 4 yellow edges oriented
If you have all 4 yellow edges oriented, you don't need to do anything, and you can move onto the next step. However I suggest you read on to learn about the other cases.
If you have 2 yellow edges oriented, you will need to determine which of these 2 sub-cases you have.
1. 2 yellow edges oriented to make a line/bar
2. 2 yellow edges oriented to make a right angle
To solve these 2 cases, you will use an algorithm for each. Both of these algorithms are extremely simple.
If you have a right angle, hold your cube so that the two oriented edges are in the top and left positions of the top layer and then perform the following algorithm: F U R U' R' F' to orient the 2 misoriented edges.
If you have a line/bar, hold your cube so that the line is horizontal and the 2 oriented edges occupy the right and left positions of the top layer and perform the following algorithm: F R U R' U' F' to orient the 2 misoriented edges.
If you have no yellow edges oriented, you simply need to perform one of the above algorithms, then rotate the top layer to perform the algorithm of the resulting case.. Refer to the below pictures to see what I mean.
Below are some more images to show the correct positions for the cases above.
Once you have obtained a yellow cross by orienting all the yellow edges, you are finished with this step. It is now time to move onto the next step, Yellow Corners, in which you will orient all the corners in the yellow layer.
This page was last edited on November 30, 2013.