Doctor Zoidberg

Free Doctor Zoidberg crochet tutorial by Amigurumi.

With this pattern, you can crochet Doctor Zoidberg from Futurama. Any cotton blend yarn and a matching crochet hook will work for this amigurumi. For better stability, it is best to use a wire frame.

The finished toy is about 17 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Wire, 2x30 cm
• Black and pink felt
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• sc - single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• sl st - slip stitch
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet Amigurumi Doctor Zoidberg Pattern

Head and Body

Use coral, white, and light blue yarn. Start with coral:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
5: 24 sc
6: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
7-22: 30 sc

This is where the head ends and the body begins. As you crochet, you will need to change yarn colors:

• (W) white yarn
• (B) light blue yarn

23: (W) 8 sc, (B) 14 sc, (W) 8 sc (30)
24: (W) 9 sc, (B) 11 sc, dec, (W) inc, 7 sc (30)
25: (W) 10 sc, (B) 9 sc, dec, (W) inc, 8 sc (30)
26: (W) (4 sc, inc) x2, sc, (B) 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, dec, (W) inc, 4 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc (36)
27: (W) 14 sc, (B) 7 sc, dec, (W) inc, 12 sc (36)
28: (W) 15 sc, (B) 5 sc, dec, (W) inc, 13 sc (36)
29: (W) 16 sc, (B) 3 sc, dec, (W) inc, 14 sc (36)
30: (W) 17 sc, (B) sc, dec, (W) inc, 15 sc (36)
Continue crocheting with white yarn.
31-33: 36 sc
34: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
35-36: 42 sc
37: (6 sc, inc) x6 (48)

Insert the first piece of wire between rounds 28 and 29 for the arms. Start stuffing the piece and continue stuffing as you crochet. Change to light blue yarn.

38-42: 48 sc
43: (6 sc, dec) x6 (42)
44: (12 sc, dec) x3 (39)
45: (11 sc, dec) x3 (36)
46: (10 sc, dec) x3 (33)
47: (9 sc, dec) x3 (30)

Insert the second piece of wire between rounds 41 and 42 for the legs.

48: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
49: dec around (12)
50: dec around (6)

Pull the opening closed, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end inside the body.

Arms and Claws

Use white and coral yarn. Start with white:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc around (12)
3: 12 sc in BLO (12)
4-12: 12 sc (12)
13: 4 sc, 4 hdc, 4 sc (12)
14: 4 sl st, 4 hdc, 4 sl st (12)
15: dec, 8 sc, dec (10)
16: inc, 8 sc, inc (12)
17-22: 12 sc (12)

Finish crocheting with white yarn, but do not fasten off or cut the yarn. Leave the loop so you can finish the sleeve after 2 rounds of the claw. With coral yarn, join a second loop into the last white stitch of round 22.

First Claw Pincer

1: 12 sc in BLO (12)
2: (2 sc, inc) x4 (16)
Pause this part so you can finish the sleeve with the remaining white loop.
23: 12 sc in FLO (12)

sl st in the next stitch, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end inside the piece.

Continue crocheting the first claw pincer:

3: (3 sc, inc) x4 (20)
4: (4 sc, inc) x4 (24)
5: 24 sc
6: skip 9 stitches, sc in the 10th, 8 sc - do not finish the round, move the marker
7: (4 sc, inc) x3 (18)
8: 18 sc
9: dec, 16 sc (17)
10: dec, 15 sc (16)
11: dec, 12 sc, dec (14)
12: dec, 10 sc, dec (12)
13: dec, 8 sc, dec (10)
14: dec, 6 sc, dec (8)

Pull the opening closed, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end. Thread the arm onto the wire, bend the end to secure it, sew the arm to the body, and hide the wire inside the first claw while stuffing the piece.

Second Claw Pincer

Work a stitch into the outer corner of the open hole on the claw.

1-2: 12 sc
3: dec, 8 sc, dec (10)
4: dec, 6 sc, dec (8)
5: dec, 4 sc, dec (6)
6: dec around (3)

Pull the opening closed, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end.

Legs (Make 2)

Use coral and light blue yarn. Start with coral:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc around (12)
3: (sc, inc) around (18)
4: 18 sc in BLO (18)
5-8: 18 sc
Change to light blue yarn.
9-12: 18 sc
13: 5 sc, 8 hdc, 5 sc
14: 5 sl st, 8 hdc, 5 sl st (18)
15: dec, dec, 10 sc, dec, dec (14)
16: inc, inc, 10 sc, inc, inc (18)
17-19: 18 sc

The hdc stitches worked in rounds 13 and 14 should help shape the knee. The slip stitches help the piece bend at this point. Round 19 should line up perfectly with your last coral round, round 8.

Using a needle and light blue yarn, make a few stitches inside to form the bend of the leg. Continue crocheting.

20-23: 18 sc

sl st in the next stitch, fasten off, and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Feet (Make 2)

Crochet 2 pieces with coral yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (sc, inc) x3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) x3 (12)
4: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
5: 18 sc
6: (5 sc, inc) x3 (21)
7: 21 sc (21)
8: (5 sc, dec) x3 (18)
9: 18 sc (18)

First Toe

10: sc in the 10th stitch, sc around (9)
11: 9 sc
12: (2 sc, dec) x2, sc (7)
13: (2 sc, dec) x2, sc (5)
14: dec, sc, dec (3)

Pull the opening closed, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end.

Second Toe

1: Work a stitch into the outer corner of the open hole on the foot, sc around (9)
2: dec, 5 sc, dec (7)
3: dec, 3 sc, dec (5)
4: dec, sc, dec (3)

Pull the opening closed, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end.

Tentacles (Make 4)

With coral yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2-7: 6 sc

Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Eyes (Make 2)

With white yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) x3 (12)
4-5: 12 sc

Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing. You can make the pupils with knots, beads, or embroidery.

Assembly and Finishing

• Place the tentacles evenly along the last coral-colored round. Sew the open part of the tentacles to the face.
• Pin the eyes in place, then sew them between rounds 10 and 14.
• Using the template, cut the mouth and tongue out of felt. You may need pieces that are a little larger or smaller, so cut the pieces out of paper first and try them on.

You can glue or sew the pieces on. The mouth should sit directly under the base of the tentacles.

• Pin the arms in place, then sew them on.
• Take white yarn and crochet the collar as shown in the picture. Work it in 2 rows. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end inside the body.
• Thread the leg onto the wire so that the wire comes out through the center of the piece. Bend the wire to secure it under the "ankle" section. Stuff the leg and sew the open part to the body.
• Sew the feet to the "ankles."
• On paper, draw a shape slightly larger than the size of the foot.
• Use blue yarn to embroider the straps.
• Glue on the sole. Now he should stand firmly on his feet!