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soft yarn for crocheting blankets

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a small market ($86K/yr) — soft yarn for crocheting blankets doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$86K

Growth (1y)

+192.9%

Products

36

Brands

6

was 3 a year ago

Sellers

91

Price range

$4.98–$36.07

Returns

2.5%

Rating

4.6★

48/100

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

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
4
×0.30
Growth
76
×0.30
Competition
64
×0.20
Quality gap
29
×0.10
Returns
80
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +192.9% year over year.
21K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Competition

74%Lion Brand Yarn
  • Lion Brand Yarn74%
  • Bernat10%
  • Caron7%
  • Knyteruna7%
  • Blperly1%
  • Gisimo1%

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 6 brands and 91 sellers compete here.

Brands

6 rising

was 3 a year ago

Sellers

91

Top 5 brand share

99%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 36 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Soft Feel25%

“So soft and buttery”

Color13%

“Colors are perfect”

Quality-Overall11%

“Good quality and fast delivery”

Value For Money8%

“a lot cheaper”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality7%

“Great yarn”

Ease Of Use6%

“easy to use”

Material Quality4%

“Theres a good amount of heft to the fabric”

Durability3%

“durable and pretty”

Stitch/Finish/Polish3%

“Great, easy loom knitting for beanies and scarves”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Exactly as advertised”

What buyers complain about

Color19%

“Not a pleasant color”

Size-Overall10%

“Very small”

Value For Money8%

“This yarn is not cheap”

Quality-Overall8%

“Inconsistent quality”

Thickness6%

“There is some parts that might seem a little thin”

Hard Feel6%

“Product not soft”

Material Quality5%

“This yarn is terrible”

Stain Resistance2%

“only to discover that BOTH skeins of yarn are covered in small stains that look like ink”

Fluffiness2%

“Fuzzy wuzzy, not good for Tunisian Crochet”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“very dirty parts that had to be cut out of every ball”

Top return reasons

  • Color43%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
  • Size-Overall8%
  • Material Quality7%
  • Display Colors7%
  • Thickness5%
  • Thin4%
  • Value For Money4%
  • Functionality-Overall2%
  • Quality-Overall1%

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