Making a Felted Wool Friend

In this tutorial you'll learn how I make wool friends, start to finish! The finished doll in this tutorial is about 5.5" tall.

You'll need to know how to braid, along with a little basic hand sewing to do this project, or the ability to take on a new skill!

I give a formula as to how to sew a simple dress, along with discussing other options and discovery in design.

Once you learn how to make this adorable friend, I know you'll go on to create your own beautiful designs! That is my hope, to see more friends being made in the world, along with supporting other makers by offering this design to be made and sold if you want to do that. My only request is that it is not used commercially. Small scale, yes. commercial, no.

Here's a list of items you'll need to complete a doll:

• 100% worsted weight wool. No superwash or blends, as the wool needs to be able to felt.
• Any yarn you desire to make hair. (Mohair is what I recommend)
• Threads for eye color, mouth, clothes and attaching hair
• fabric of your choice for making a dress and accessories
• Scissors
• sharp sewing needles
• A needle felting pad
• A felting needle designed for finishing work. The finer needle works best at felting yarn, rather than straight fiber.
• A piece of mat board, a notebook, foam or thin wood that measures roughly 7"x5" to yield a 5.5-6" doll. Really, you can use a wide variety of sizes, and it will create a different sized doll. Use a smaller board for mini dolls, and a larger composition notebook to make a taller doll.

Copyright & Usage Terms

© 2026 You Can Always Make Friends. All rights reserved.

This tutorial, including its video, instructions, patterns, photographs, and written materials, is the original work of You Can Always Make Friends.

Your purchase is for personal use and small-scale handmade production.

You may:

• Use the instructions and patterns to make dolls for your personal enjoyment.
• Make finished dolls as gifts for family and friends.
• Sell finished dolls that you have personally handmade using this design.

Credit for the design is required when selling finished dolls.

Please acknowledge the original design with the wording:

Design by You Can Always Make Friends.

You may not:

• Copy, reproduce, distribute, or resell this tutorial or any of its contents.
• Share, upload, or redistribute the video, patterns, or instructional materials, in whole or in part.
• Record, screen-capture, or otherwise reproduce the tutorial.
• Use this material to teach classes, workshops, or paid instruction without written permission.
• Claim the original design, tutorial, patterns, or instructional content as your own.

You are welcome to make these little friends and share them with the world. I simply ask that you respect and credit the original design and the creative work behind it.

Thank you for supporting independent handmade work!

Annika Elizabeth