I designed this for my twin brother who always forgets my birthday. For that he must face the wrath of the Irken Empire!!!

You will need black, green, pink, pale pink and grey 8ply wool and a 2.5 mm hook. This pattern is written in American crochet notation. At 24cm tall (including antennae), Zim truly is a force to be reckoned with.

Tunic

With the darker pink wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 6: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 7: sc in each stitch (backloops only) (36 stitches)

Rounds 8 – 9: sc in each stitch (36 stitches)

Change to black wool

Round 10: Round 49: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Change back to pink

Rounds 11 – 13:sc in each stitch (30 stitches)

Round 14: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Change to black

Round 15: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)

Change to pink

Rounds 16 – 17: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)

Round 18: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 19: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)

Change to black

Round 20: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)

Change to pink

Round 21: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)

Round 22: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 23: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Stuff

With light pink wool

Round 24: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

 

Head

With green wool

Round 25: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 26: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 27: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)

Round 28: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 29: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 30: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches)

Rounds 31 – 32: sc in each stitch (42 stitches)

Round 33: sc around (42 stitches) (3 green, 3 pink, 6 green, 3 pink, 27 green)

Round 34: sc around (42 stitches) (2 green, 5 pink, 4 green, 5 pink, 26 green)

Round 35: sc around (42 stitches) (1 green, 7 pink, 2 green, 7 pink, 25 green)

Round 36: sc around (42 stitches) (1 green, 7 pink, 2 green, 7 pink, 25 green)

Round 37: sc around (42 stitches) (1 green, 7 pink, 2 green, 7 pink, 25 green)

Round 38: sc around (42 stitches) (2 green, 5 pink, 4 green, 5 pink, 26 green)

Round 39: sc around (42 stitches) (3 green, 3 pink, 6 green, 3 pink, 27 green)

Rounds 40 – 42: sc in each stitch (42 stitches)

Round 43: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (backloops only) (36 stitches)

Round 49: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Stuff

Round 50: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 51: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 52: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 53: decrease until the hole closes.

Fasten off, weave in end.

 

Antennae (make two)

With black wool

Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)

Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 5: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next stitch, decrease the last two stitches together (4 stitches)

Rounds 6 – 13: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Legs (make two)

With black wool

Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)

Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 5: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next stitch, decrease the last two stitches together (4 stitches)

Rounds 6 – 7: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 8: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next stitch, increase in the next stitch, sc in the final stitch (6 stitches)

Rounds 9 – 14: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Arms (make two)

With black wool

Fingers – make three for each hand

Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)

Rounds 2 – 3: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Fasten off for two of the fingers. For the other finger just launch into round 4.

Round 4: decrease two stitches together on the first finger, decrease two stitches together on the second finger, (decrease two stitches together) x 2 on the third finger, decrease two stitches together on the second finger, decrease two stitches together on the first finger (6 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together, sc in the next stitch, decrease the last two stitches together (4 stitches)

Round 6: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Change to light pink wool

Rounds 7 – 10: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 11: increase in each stitch (8 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Backpack

With grey wool

Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

We’ll start adding in the light pink

Round 2: increase in each stitch (12 stitches) (two grey stitches, two light pink stitches, two grey stitches, two light pink stitches, two grey stitches, two light pink stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches) (2 grey stitches, 5 light pink stitches, 1 grey stitch, 5 light pink stitches, 1 grey stitch, 4 light pink stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches) (one pink stitch, two grey stitches, five light pink stitches, three grey stitches, five light pink stitches, three grey stitches, five light pink stitches)

Now with just grey

Rounds 5 – 6: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)

Round 7: sc the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Assembly

Sew the antennae to the head. Stuff the backpack. Sew it to his back. Sew the arms and legs to the body. Embroider the mouth. My Zim looks pretty happy so he must finally have taken over the world.