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red yarn

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a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 86% of clicks) — red yarn doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$248K

Growth (1y)

+233.8%

Products

9

Brands

5

was 9 a year ago

Sellers

28

Price range

$3.17–$18.82

Returns

1.5%

Rating

4.5★

42/100

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Scored 42/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
12
×0.30
Growth
80
×0.30
Competition
7
×0.20
Quality gap
39
×0.10
Returns
88
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +233.8% year over year.
21K11KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Competition

81%Red Heart
  • Red Heart81%
  • KITHED7%
  • S SENSY5%
  • KECHE4%
  • Caron3%

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 5 brands and 28 sellers compete here.

Brands

5 falling

was 9 a year ago

Sellers

28

Top 5 brand share

100%

Product shelf

All 9 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Color20%

“Color is nice”

Value For Money18%

“Great price”

Quality-Overall10%

“Good quality”

Ease Of Use8%

“Easy to work”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality7%

“It's much more comfortable than working with 100% cotton yarn”

Material Quality6%

“It's what I expected for acrylic yarn”

Soft Feel5%

“Soft and easy to work with”

Gifting Purpose4%

“A gift for granddaughter”

Thickness4%

“Perfect thickness for making knotted hats”

Strength3%

“A good sturdy sock yarn”

What buyers complain about

Hard Feel20%

“Not extremely soft”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“I guess my bad for trusting the rest of their listing”

Material Quality13%

“Expected 100% cotton”

Size-Overall12%

“Much smaller than I thought”

Quality-Overall10%

“Very cheap save your money”

Ease Of Use4%

“Not pleasant to work with”

Color3%

“this yard does bleed it's color”

Weight Heavy3%

“the heavier weight”

Top return reasons

  • Color34%
  • Thin15%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product13%
  • Size-Overall12%
  • Material Quality8%
  • Thickness4%
  • Value For Money3%
  • Display Colors3%
  • Quality-Overall2%
  • Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity1%

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