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CLL: Bowtie

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Six cases with two yellow corners on a diagonal.

Goal

The white layer on the bottom is done. The top is the Bowtie shape. One algorithm solves the whole top layer.

How to recognize it

Only compare top-layer stickers with each other, never with the bottom layer. Words used here:

  • Front sticker (or left, right, back): the non-yellow top sticker on that side. On a side with two non-yellow stickers, call them front and rear (or left and right).
  • Matching pair: a side's two top stickers have the same color.
  • Opposite colors: red and orange, green and blue. Two different colors that are not opposite are neighboring colors.

Put the yellow corners at the front right and back left, with the front left yellow facing front. Look at the back and left, then compare the front sticker with the two left stickers.

How to hold the cube

White on the bottom. Every case in this lesson uses the same grip, shown under the controls. The player adds a U at the start or end when needed.

The main idea

Bowtie 1 and Bowtie 2 use the Bowtie algorithms from Yellow face and the Ortega OLL lesson. After this lesson you know all 42 CLL cases.

Next lesson

CLL is done. Practice recognition: scramble, build the white layer, then name the case.

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F: Front face: turn 90° clockwise (seen from the front)

The back has opposite colors and the left has neighboring colors. The front sticker matches neither left sticker.

Hold the yellow corners at the front right and back left, with the front left yellow facing front.

Step 1 of 8: F. Front face: turn 90° clockwise (seen from the front)