ItThe startsmethod bybegins with the puzzle solver making a cross on one face with the edge pieces (step 1 in the diagram below), then putting the corners into position between the edges (step 2). By then, the layer should be solved. ThirdIn step 3, the four edge pieces of the middle layer are solved. At this point the first two layers are solved. FourthIn step 4, a cross of the opposite color is made on the last layer. FifthFor step 5, the last layer edges are permutated (swapped around). SixthIn step 6, the last layer corners are permutated. Finally, the last layer corners are oriented.<ref>[http://www.learnhowtosolvearubikscube.com/how-to-solve-a-rubiks-cube-solution-overview/ Eight steps: layer by layer method to the Rubik's cube]</ref>
[[File:Rubik's Cube layer by layer solution overview.jpg|thumb|center|400px|An overview of the layer by layer method for Rubik's Cube. The cube has been turned over in the third step.]]
