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bulky yarn 5

Worth a look56/100

bulky yarn 5 shows demand growing +382.7%, but a small market ($66K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$66K

Growth (1y)

+382.7%

Products

51

Brands

8

was 5 a year ago

Sellers

73

Price range

$5.22–$28.27

Returns

1.4%

Rating

4.7★

56/100

Worth a look

Scored 56/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
3
×0.30
Growth
91
×0.30
Competition
82
×0.20
Quality gap
23
×0.10
Returns
89
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +382.7% year over year.
9K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Competition

88%Red Heart
  • Red Heart88%
  • YarnArt5%
  • Katech2%
  • Caron2%
  • Lion Brand Yarn1%
  • Aeelike1%
  • Other (2 brands)1%

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 8 brands and 73 sellers compete here.

Brands

8 rising

was 5 a year ago

Sellers

73

Top 5 brand share

98%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
1Red Heart$7.844.8★2,2629%rising
2Red Heart$13.384.7★2,9177%rising
5Red Heart$8.194.7★2,9175%rising
6Red Heart$12.174.7★1,5034%rising
9Red Heart$7.784.7★2,3734%falling

Product shelf

All 51 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Color32%

“Love the blue colors”

Soft Feel14%

“It's very soft”

Value For Money7%

“Definitely worth the cost”

Quality-Overall7%

“Great quality and easy to work with”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality6%

“It has all of the softness of a garment grade cotton”

Ease Of Use6%

“Easy to use”

Material Quality3%

“Delighted so far with this very fine cotton”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As Advertised”

Embellishment/Embroidery Quality2%

“Excellent yarn for a great beanie I crocheting project I doing”

Stitch/Finish/Polish2%

“It is a great yarn to get your way into knitting”

What buyers complain about

Color19%

“Two different colors”

Hard Feel12%

“Very scratchy”

Thickness8%

“Too thick”

Quality-Overall6%

“Poor quality control on this line of yarn”

Material Quality5%

“Disappointed in yarn quality”

Value For Money4%

“Price keeps going up for me”

Durability3%

“every single skein had breaks in them”

Ease Of Use2%

“Difficult to use”

Size-Overall2%

“Very small”

Product Condition1%

“Used yarn”

Top return reasons

  • Color49%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
  • Material Quality9%
  • Thin6%
  • Display Colors5%
  • Size-Overall4%
  • Hard Feel3%
  • Thickness3%
  • Value For Money2%
  • Scratch Resistance2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.71 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,812 tracked niches.