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pastel yarn

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a small market ($28K/yr) — pastel yarn doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$28K

Growth (1y)

+203.0%

Products

52

Brands

8

was 2 a year ago

Sellers

42

Price range

$3.98–$36.98

Returns

2.0%

Rating

4.6★

52/100

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Scored 52/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
1
×0.30
Growth
77
×0.30
Competition
84
×0.20
Quality gap
33
×0.10
Returns
84
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +203.0% year over year.
6K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Competition

76%Lion Brand Yarn
  • Lion Brand Yarn76%
  • Red Heart10%
  • Caron7%
  • Bernat4%
  • Craft Bunch1%
  • KnitPal1%
  • Other (2 brands)1%

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (31% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 8 brands and 42 sellers compete here.

Brands

8 rising

was 2 a year ago

Sellers

42

Top 5 brand share

98%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 52 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Soft Feel34%

“Its really is soft as butter”

Color23%

“Colors are exceptional”

Ease Of Use7%

“Easy to use”

Quality-Overall6%

“Same quality, great for baby wraps”

Value For Money4%

“Good value”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality3%

“Great Quality Yarn for Baby Crochet”

Material Quality3%

“go at a fast pace love this also very soft the material is sturdier making it suitable for beginners to use on new projects”

Thickness2%

“Perfect thickness for crocheting dishcloths”

Efficiency2%

“Works up beautifully”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“This came exactly as described”

What buyers complain about

Hard Feel15%

“Much stiffer and not as soft”

Color11%

“Their dye lots are very inconstant”

Size-Overall9%

“Small”

Value For Money8%

“The amount you get for the price is a total ripoff”

Thickness6%

“thick it is a little like crocheting with rope”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Misleading”

Material Quality5%

“Very disappointed with yarn”

Connectivity-Overall3%

“its impossible to connect with a live human”

Gifting Purpose1%

“How I'm going to give a gift without the wrapper and label”

Ease Of Cleaning1%

“The project looks very messy”

Top return reasons

  • Color34%
  • Thin15%
  • Material Quality11%
  • Size-Overall11%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
  • Display Colors6%
  • Value For Money4%
  • Thickness3%
  • Quality-Overall2%
  • Hard Feel1%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.79 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,944 tracked niches.