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cable needles for knitting

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a small market ($59K/yr) — cable needles for knitting doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$59K

Growth (1y)

+183.3%

Products

22

Brands

19

was 25 a year ago

Sellers

58

Price range

$4.97–$14.30

Returns

0.4%

Rating

4.5★

48/100

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Scored 48/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
3
×0.30
Growth
75
×0.30
Competition
56
×0.20
Quality gap
42
×0.10
Returns
96
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +183.3% year over year.
3K1KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '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, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Competition

19%Zuoyou
  • Zuoyou19%
  • Clover18%
  • WILLBOND10%
  • ZMAAGG7%
  • KnitPro6%
  • Tiazey5%
  • Other (13 brands)35%

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 19 brands and 58 sellers compete here.

Brands

19 falling

was 25 a year ago

Sellers

58

Top 5 brand share

60%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
4Clover$5.294.8★1,0057%falling
13Prym$12.844.1★1423%flat

Product shelf

All 22 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall17%

“a good size”

Quality-Overall17%

“on inspection seems to be good”

Ease Of Use14%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“as advertised”

Soft Feel8%

“They are smooth”

Durability5%

“they don't break”

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%

“I love the variety of the cable stitch holders”

Connectivity-Overall4%

“The work well for cable work”

Correct Contents4%

“Nice variety of items”

Value For Money3%

“Good value for the price”

What buyers complain about

Hard Feel19%

“the others were not so smooth”

Quality-Overall17%

“Not a good product”

Stitch/Finish/Polish17%

“There are burrs at the mold seam, and yarn catches on them and gets frayed”

Size-Overall13%

“I wish they make smaller ones”

Thickness13%

“Wire Is Too Thin”

Defective Material/Parts6%

“They have little pieces of plastic on them that rip through the yarn”

Value For Money4%

“Not worth the cheap price”

Grip4%

“The grippiness in conjunction with the bendability is a bit too much”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall51%
  • Stitch/Finish/Polish13%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
  • Ease Of Use4%
  • Defective Material/Parts4%
  • Color4%
  • Value For Money3%
  • Maintenance And Repair3%
  • Add-Ons/Attachments3%
  • Functionality-Overall1%

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