A new crochet stool cover

Ta da!  A new crocheticious stool cover…I love how bright and cheerful it turned out.

Would you like to make one of your own?  Well you have come to the right place, read on…

Crochet stool cover tutorial

You will need: Yarn in a variety of colours, all of a similar weight.  I used a mix of acrylic and wool for this stool from my stash, all in DK.

A 4mm crochet hook.

A stool 😉

Round 1. Begin with your first colour,  chain 5 and join with a slip stitch (ss) to form a ring. Chain 3 and Double Crochet into your ring, chain 1, *2 double crochet into the ring, chain 1*. Repeat between * and * 4 more times (so you have 6 dc pairs with a chain 1 between each of them). Join with a ss to the top of the chain 3.

Round 2. Fasten off and join with second colour (light pink) in one of the chain 1 spaces. Chain 3 and dc into the same chain 1 space, chain 1 and 2 dc into the SAME space. Working into the next chain 1 space *2dc, chain 1, 2dc*. Repeat 4 more times (you will have 6 pairs of 2dc, chain 1, 2dc), join with a ss into the top of the chain 3 you began the round with.

Round 3. Using the SAME colour chain 3, make 6 dc into the SAME space. Make 7 dc into each chain 1 space, and 7dc into each space between the 2dc pairs around. Join with a ss into the top of the chain 3 you began the round with – you will have 12 7dc clusters around.

Round 4. Fasten off, and join new colour (bright pink). Make a single crochet (sc) into the top of the 3 chain form the previous round. Sc into the top of the next 4 dc, you will now do a dc into the third round space. To reach the space you will have to pull up a very long loop and make a very long dc stitch. Sc in the next 3 dc, then another long dc into the third round space.  See the pic- its not as tricky as it sounds. Repeat 10 more times, join the round with a ss into the first sc.

Round 5. Fasten off and change colour (orange) in this round you will be double crocheting (dc) in each sc around (skipping the dc with a chain 1): *4dc, chain 1, 3dc, chain 1* repeat between * and * around, join with a ss into the first dc.

Round 6. Fasten off and change colour (yellow). Dc into the top of each stitch of the previous round and dc into each chain 1 gap. Join with a ss into the first dc.

Round 7. Fasten off and join next colour (light green). Chain 3, DC into the next 4 stitches of the previous round.  As before you are going to dc twice into the fifth round space. To reach the space you will have to pull up a very long loop and make a very long dc stitch.  The round will look like this: *dc 4 times, 2 long dc into round 5, dc 3 times, 2 long dc into round 5*, repeat between * and * around.  Join with a ss into the top of the chain 3 that started the round.  Confused?  See the pic below (so much easier to understand than words!)

Round 8. Ok, we are starting to get there… Fasten off last round and join with a new colour (darker green).  Join your yarn between the first two of a 4dc group, chain 3, dc in between next 2 dc, chain 1 and skip 1 dc, *2dc in between the 2 long dc stitches (that went to the round below), chain 1 and skip 1 dc, dc in between next dc, 2dc in between next dc, chain 1 and skip 1 dc, 2dc in between the 2 long stitches, chain 1 and skip 1 dc, dc between the next 3 stitches, chain 1 and skip 1 dc*, repeat between * and * around.  Join with a ss into the top of chain 3.

Round 9. Fasten off, join new colour (light blue) between dc 1 and 2 of a 3 dc group. Chain 3, dc in between each dc around, making 2dc in between the 2 dc pair, (this was the pair of dc between the long dc of the previous row), join with a ss into top of chain 3. NB there are no spaces or chains, and no skipped stitiches on this round.

Round 10. Fasten off, join new colour (royal blue) beside a 2dc pair.  Chain 3, 1 long dc stitch down to the chin 1 gap of round 8, *dc in between the next 3 dc, 2 long dc down the the chain 1 gap of round 8, chain 1 and skip next 2 dc (pair), 2 long dc down the the chain 1 gap of round 8, dc between the next 3 dc, 2 long dc down the the chain 1 gap of round 8, chain 1 and skip next 2dc (pair)* repeat between * and * around, join with a ss into the top of the chain 3.

Round 11, getting there! Fasten off and join new colour (dark blue). Dc in between each dc around, making 3dc in each chain 1 space. Join with a ss into the top of the chain 3.

Round 12. Almost finished (I promise!)… Fasten off, and join new colour (lavender) next to a 3dc group. Chain 3, dc in between the next 2 dc, chain 1 *dc in between the next 5 dc, chain 1, dc in between the next 4 dc, chain 1*, repeat around, dc in between the last 2 stitches,  join with a ss into the top of the chain 3.

Round 13. Fasten off and join new colour (bright purple) in a chain 1 space. Chain 3, and dc into the same stitch, * dc in between the next 3 dc, 2dc in between the next, dc in between the next 4 dc, 2dc in between the next* repeat between * and * around.  Join with a ss into the top of the chain 3.

Round 14. Final round (phew!), fasten off and join new colour (purple), chain 3 in between the first 2 stitches of a 4 dc set, dc in between next 3 dc, *3 long dc (down to the chain 1 gap of round 12) , dc in between next 4 dc, 3 long dc (down to the chain 1 gap of round 12) , dc in between next 3 dc*, repeat around, join with a ss to the top of the chain 3. Fasten off.

Cover sides: Chain 2 and hdc into the back loop of each stitch around. Join with ss in top of chain 2. Next and all subsequent sides; Chain 2 hdc into each stitch around. Join with ss in top of chain 2, continue until the cover is slightly longer than the depth of your stool top, fasten off and leave a long end.

Finishing. Weave in all ends. Thread long last end onto needle and sew a running stitch around the last hdc of your cover side. Put cover over stool and pull running stitch tight.  Don’t pull it so tight that you can’t remove the cover, just tight enough to hold it firmly in place and stop the cover sliding off. Fasten off and weave in the last end and that’s it all done! Enjoy… If you have any questions ( I admit my instructions are a bit poor in places), just leave a comment or send me an email.

Have a bright and beautiful weekend! Janette xoxo

Here it is brightening up a corner of our home!