Step 6 of 8 · Beginner method
Yellow Edges
Cycle the yellow cross edges around until each side colour matches its centre — with the Sune trigger.
- 1The Daisy
- 2White Cross
- 3First-Layer Corners
- 4Second-Layer Edges
- 5Yellow Cross
- 6Yellow Edges
- 7Yellow Corners — Position
- 8Yellow Corners — Orient
How to hold the cube
Yellow up. The front edge is the anchor: Sune never moves it.
The cross shows yellow, but its edges are usually in the wrong ORDER — each cross edge’s side sticker must now match the centre below it.
Turn only U and count how many edges match their centres. You will always find exactly four (done — skip ahead) or exactly two. Three is impossible; if you think you see three, recount.
The two matching edges are either ADJACENT (next to each other) or OPPOSITE.
Sune — R U R′ U R U2 R′ — cycles three edges counter-clockwise while the FRONT edge stays put. It also shuffles the corners: ignore them entirely, they are the next two steps.
Adjacent case: hold the two matching edges at the BACK and RIGHT, run Sune once, then turn the top to line everything up. Opposite case: run Sune once from any angle — it becomes the adjacent case; recount and finish.
Done-check: the entire middle ring of the cube flows into the top — all four sides match.
See the states
The algorithm
Two matching edges adjacent: hold them at the back and the right, apply once, finish with a U turn to align. Two matching edges opposite: apply once from any angle, then treat as the adjacent case.
Tips
- Rotate U slowly and count matches before anything else
- Only edge side-stickers count — corner stickers lie
- Three matches is impossible — recount if you see it
- Remember the final U turn to align everything
Common mistakes
- Judging matches by corner colours
- Forgetting the final U alignment after Sune
- Holding the matched pair at the front/left instead of back/right
- Worrying that the corners look worse afterwards — they will