Crochet Patterns

Easter Special: Crochet a Zoidberg Egg Cozy

The perfect egg warmer for each Futurama fan out there is here to come.

Skill level: Intermediate

Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
Wub! Wub! Wub!

This pattern is for private use only. You are not allowed to sell this pattern or items made by using it.

Materials and tools

  • Yarn in aran weight: Red, White, Light Blue
  • Hook 5.5 mm
  • Yarn needle for sewing and weaving in ends
  • Felt in white for doing the eyes
  • Embroidery floss in black for doing the pupils
  • Sewing thread in white
  • Sewing needle to sew on the pupils and the eyes

Body (Red, Light Blue, White)

Do start with red color.

Start: sc 4 in magic ring, pull tight to close ring (4)
Round 1: [inc] work 2 sc in each st (8)
Round 2: [inc] *sc, sc 2 in next st* rep (12)
Round 3: [inc] *sc 2, sc 2 in next st* rep (16)
Round 4: [inc] *sc 3, sc 2 in next st* rep (18)
Round 5: [inc] *sc 4, sc 2 in next st* rep (24)
Round 6-8: sc evenly (24)
Round 9: [tentacle round!] sc 10, *ch 9, sc 3 in 3rd ch from hook, sc 3 in each of next 6 st, sc in next 2 st* repeat 4 times (making a total of 4 tentacles), sc in remaining st (24)
Round 10: color change to white, sc 10, change to light blue, sc 6, change to white, sc in remaining st (24)
Round 11: sc 12, change to light blue, sc 2, change to white, sc in remaining st (24)
Round 12-13: sc evenly (24)
Round 14: [dec] *sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 st* rep around
Round 15: sc 2, sl st 2. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
Two circles out of felt are going to be the eyes
Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
Stitched on the pupils using extra strong sewing thread as I ran out of black embroidery floss

You will have to either sew or glue the white felt circles to the face after you’ve stitched on the pupils with black embroidery floss.

Arms 2x (Red)

Start: ch 6
Row 1: sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st 2, ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and sl st both ch of the ch 3, sl st in same st as ch 3, sl st in remaining  2 st of your ch 6. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew the V slightly together to make it look more like claws. Looking a bit like hearts, too.

Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
Left one with the V stitched together, right one unworked yet
Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
First arm attached

Sleeves 2x (White)

Start: Ch 6
Row 1: sc 2, sc 2 in next st, sc 2, ch 1 and turn (6)
Row 2: sc 2, sc 2 in next st, sc 3 (7).
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
One arm and one not yet finished sleeve

Form a tube and close it by sewing the long sides together. Leave loose ends for sewing the sleeve to the body. Sew on the arms first, then pull the sleeves over the arms and sew them to the body, too.

Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
Ready to attach the sleeve by pulling it over the attached arm before sewing
Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
Attaching the sleeve
Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
Final step: Attaching the eyes
Crochet Zoidberg Egg Cozy
He is such a cutie!

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