I'm a big IKEA fan, but some things can use a bit of 'pimping'. Take, for example, this rather plain Marius stool (currently a bargain at £3). Add some t-shirt yarn and an old cushion that doesn't fit the decor.
I used a 10 mm hook and commercially bought t-shirt yarn, but it's very easy to substitute your own. The pattern I used is super easy; just double crochet in a circle. Here's an example tutorial. To accommodate for the legs of the stool, I added 4 sections, each consisting of 3 equal rows of double crochet.
Next, I weaved some yarn through each those 4 sections so it can be tightened like a drawstring. Add cushion, add cover, tighten & knot strings et voila.
Marius looks a bit more personalised now.
