short knitting needles
Skip it53/100a small market ($502K/yr) — short knitting needles doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$502K
Growth (1y)
+426.4%
Products
17
Brands
6
was 8 a year ago
Sellers
32
Price range
$12.24–$235.78
Returns
2.7%
Rating
4.5★
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Scored 53/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 74 weeks — +426.4% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×
Competition
- ChiaoGoo76%
- GUCLUD15%
- Svartur3%
- ChiaoGoo Knitting Needles2%
- Knit Picks2%
- sykart2%
- Other0%
The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 6 brands and 32 sellers compete here.
Brands
6 falling
was 8 a year ago
Sellers
32
Top 5 brand share
99%
![ChiaoGoo Twist Shorties Set 2 & 3 (5 & 8 cm) [M]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41sFusw-9KL.jpg)
![ChiaoGoo Twist Short Combo 2 & 3 (5 & 8 cm) [M] US 1 (2.25 mm)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31zp7OBOUSL.jpg)
Product shelf
All 17 tracked products in this niche.
ChiaoGoo Twist Red Lace Shorties 2 & 3-Inch Small Red 7230-M Interchangeable Knitting Needle Set 12-Pair Sizes US 0 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 Stainless Steel 3 Cords with 1 Project Bag
ChiaoGoo
$113.474.7★357 reviews
ChiaoGoo Twist Red Lace Shorties 2 & 3-Inch Large Blue 7230-S Interchangeable Knitting Needle Set 10-Pairs Sizes US 4 5 6 7 8 Stainless Steel with 3 Cords with Project Bag
ChiaoGoo
$125.334.7★226 reviews
Guclud Short Interchangeable Knitting Needles Set 2-Inch Shorties Circular Knitting Needles for Sock Sizes US 2.5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10.5 11 with Cables Accessories and Case (12 Pairs)
GUCLUD
$37.924.5★210 reviews
ChiaoGoo Twist Red Lace Shorties 3-Inch Large Yellow 7230-L Interchangeable Knitting Needle Set US 9 10 10.5 11 Stainless Steel with 3 Swiv360 Cables with Project Bag
ChiaoGoo
$84.274.7★109 reviews
ChiaoGoo Twist Shorties Set 2 & 3 (5 & 8cm)
ChiaoGoo
$122.964.7★1,537 reviews
Guclud Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needle Set 2-Inch Shorties Knitting Needles for Short Sock Knitting Sizes US 2.5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 with Small Cables Accessories and Case 9-Pairs
GUCLUD
$32.114.6★212 reviews
Svartur 2 inch Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles Stainless Steel Shorties Interchangeable Knitting Needles with 4 Assorted Cables Storage case
Svartur
$28.944.1★45 reviews
![ChiaoGoo Twist Short Combo 2 & 3 (5 & 8 cm) [S] US 6 (4 mm)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xCySvXs0L.jpg)
ChiaoGoo Twist Short Combo 2 & 3 (5 & 8 cm) [S] US 6 (4 mm)
ChiaoGoo
$25.374.6★363 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“high quality set”
“Great Value”
“I love that it comes with unusual sizes”
“No stitches to slip off needles”
“easy to use”
“They are very smooth”
“I love the colour”
“The needle set was exactly as expected”
“They are made of a durable material”
“Perfect for small projects”
What buyers complain about
“Tiny”
“Theyre more costly than what I normally buy”
“I could not work with them”
“the coating does wear off where the needles touch”
“Poor Quality”
“Obviously poor quality product if it breaks with normal use”
“they arent what was stated”
“the heart grip doesn't work”
“the case is a bit awkward to use”
“It's starting to catch on the yarn so the needles are not smooth anymore”
Top return reasons
- Size-Overall51%
- Value For Money7%
- Defective Material/Parts6%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
- Quality-Overall4%
- Comfort-Overall4%
- Functionality-Overall4%
- Compatibility-Overall3%
- Ease Of Use2%
- Connectivity-Overall2%