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blocking mats for crochet

Worth a look54/100

blocking mats for crochet shows low returns (0.6%), but strong incumbent ratings (4.6★) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$675K

Growth (1y)

+324.0%

Products

17

Brands

12

was 19 a year ago

Sellers

15

Price range

$12.52–$55.95

Returns

0.6%

Rating

4.6★

54/100

Worth a look

Scored 54/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
28
×0.30
Growth
87
×0.30
Competition
38
×0.20
Quality gap
26
×0.10
Returns
95
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +324.0% year over year.
12K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Competition

44%Mr. Pen
  • Mr. Pen44%
  • CraftyManor9%
  • Opstin8%
  • Yrangee7%
  • Yarniss7%
  • Svartur6%
  • Other (6 brands)19%

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 12 brands and 15 sellers compete here.

Brands

12 falling

was 19 a year ago

Sellers

15

Top 5 brand share

75%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
9ELSIER$12.524.3★153%rising

Product shelf

All 17 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall17%

“Excellent product”

Ease Of Use11%

“Ease of use”

Size-Overall9%

“Fit together perfectly”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Just as advertised”

Value For Money7%

“Good price”

Efficiency5%

“It works well”

Storage Capacity5%

“Good storage box”

Thickness5%

“The extra thick is exactly that”

Durability3%

“They are durable”

Strength3%

“They are sturdy”

What buyers complain about

Rusts/Corrodes17%

“way too many rust reports”

Thickness15%

“Could be thicker”

Smell8%

“It is a chemical smell”

Size-Overall5%

“they are big”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“Guidelines dont match up”

Stain Resistance2%

“Because of the rust stains I was only able to give the product three stars”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity2%

“properly stretch a project because they are so thin”

Functionality-Overall2%

“it never worked as well”

Value For Money2%

“Id rather buy a more expensive set”

Ease Of Use1%

“it always seemed like a tedious process”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall31%
  • Thin12%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
  • Value For Money8%
  • Thickness7%
  • Smell6%
  • Compatibility-Overall5%
  • Assembly/Installation4%
  • Defective Material/Parts2%
  • Functionality-Overall2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.78 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,888 tracked niches.