Step 4 of 7 · Beginner's method

THE YELLOW CROSS

Goal: the four yellow edges facing up. It doesn't matter yet whether they are in place, nor do the corners (that's why they are grey). Look only at the edges of the top face: you'll see a DOT (no yellow), an L (two neighbouring yellows), a LINE (two opposite) or the cross already done. Hold the cube exactly as in the drawing before you start.

A · LINE

Algorithm

FRUR'U'F'Copy

The line horizontal, from left to right.

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The video is in Spanish, but the moves are the same in every language.

1. Case
   LINE
2. 1
   FFRONT · CLOCKWISE
3. 2
   RRIGHT LAYER · UP
4. 3
   UTOP LAYER · LEFT
5. 4
   R'RIGHT LAYER · DOWN
6. 5
   U'TOP LAYER · RIGHT
7. 6
   F'FRONT · COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
8. End
   YELLOW CROSS

B · L SHAPE

Algorithm

FURU'R'F'Copy

The L points back and to the left (at nine and twelve o'clock).

Watch on YouTube

The video is in Spanish, but the moves are the same in every language.

1. Case
   L SHAPE
2. 1
   FFRONT · CLOCKWISE
3. 2
   UTOP LAYER · LEFT
4. 3
   RRIGHT LAYER · UP
5. 4
   U'TOP LAYER · RIGHT
6. 5
   R'RIGHT LAYER · DOWN
7. 6
   F'FRONT · COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
8. End
   YELLOW CROSS

C · DOT

Algorithm

FRUR'U'F'U2FURU'R'F'Copy

It's A and B in a row: the first makes an L, U2 moves it to the back left and the second closes the cross.

Watch on YouTube

The video is in Spanish, but the moves are the same in every language.

1. Case
   DOT
2. 1
   FFRONT · CLOCKWISE
3. 2
   RRIGHT LAYER · UP
4. 3
   UTOP LAYER · LEFT
5. 4
   R'RIGHT LAYER · DOWN
6. 5
   U'TOP LAYER · RIGHT
7. 6
   F'FRONT · COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
8. 7
   U2TOP LAYER · HALF TURN
9. 8
   FFRONT · CLOCKWISE
10. 9
    UTOP LAYER · LEFT
11. 10
    RRIGHT LAYER · UP
12. 11
    U'TOP LAYER · RIGHT
13. 12
    R'RIGHT LAYER · DOWN
14. 13
    F'FRONT · COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
15. End
    YELLOW CROSS