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knitting machines

Worth a look62/100

knitting machines shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 27% of clicks), but a small market ($1.1M/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$1.1M

Growth (1y)

+111.4%

Products

65

Brands

27

was 23 a year ago

Sellers

77

Price range

$24.68–$481.23

Returns

5.2%

Rating

4.1★

62/100

Worth a look

Scores 62/100 — above our 62-point bar, but a launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) failed.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
35
×0.30
Growth
66
×0.30
Competition
88
×0.20
Quality gap
78
×0.10
Returns
58
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +111.4% year over year.
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Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.6×

Competition

13%SENTRO
  • SENTRO13%
  • addi13%
  • Cyandream10%
  • PKHOUHYI10%
  • MericTop8%
  • Caydo7%
  • Other (21 brands)39%

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 27 brands and 77 sellers compete here.

Brands

27 rising

was 23 a year ago

Sellers

77

Top 5 brand share

54%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
6addi$94.104.5★3,0625%falling

Product shelf

All 65 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use18%

“Easy to figure out an easy to use”

Quality-Overall12%

“Good quality and smooth operation”

Value For Money8%

“Worth it”

Efficiency7%

“It runs smoothly”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Easy assemble”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Just as pictured”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

“The instructions were clear”

Fun/Entertainment Experience4%

“Fun to use”

Functionality-Overall3%

“The machine does work”

Time Taken2%

“Great time saver”

What buyers complain about

Durability13%

“Broke the first use”

Functionality-Overall10%

“it is slow”

Stitch/Finish/Polish9%

“Drops stitches too easily”

Quality-Overall7%

“You Get What You Pay For - Cheap Quality”

Value For Money6%

“A bit on the pricey side”

Ease Of Use6%

“Not easy to use”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Instructions are terrible”

Assembly/Installation3%

“hard to put it together”

Size-Overall3%

“The cakes were huge”

Strength3%

“Very flimsy”

Top return reasons

  • Functionality-Overall28%
  • Defective Material/Parts18%
  • Stitch/Finish/Polish8%
  • Size-Overall6%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
  • Noise Level4%
  • Value For Money4%
  • Mechanism Issues3%
  • Durability3%
  • Ease Of Use3%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.66 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,418 tracked niches.