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Worth a look54/100

yarn ball shows low returns (1.3%), but a small market ($114K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$114K

Growth (1y)

+241.6%

Products

62

Brands

4

was 4 a year ago

Sellers

72

Price range

$5.31–$55.03

Returns

1.3%

Rating

4.7★

54/100

Worth a look

Scored 54/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
6
×0.30
Growth
81
×0.30
Competition
84
×0.20
Quality gap
20
×0.10
Returns
90
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +241.6% year over year.
23K12KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×

Competition

61%Lion Brand Yarn
  • Lion Brand Yarn61%
  • Red Heart34%
  • YarnArt3%
  • Katech1%
  • Other0%

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (31% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 4 brands and 72 sellers compete here.

Brands

4 flat

was 4 a year ago

Sellers

72

Top 5 brand share

100%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
4Lion Brand Yarn$6.214.7★7,0235%rising
5Red Heart$7.844.8★2,2624%rising
7Red Heart$13.384.7★2,9173%rising
12Red Heart$12.174.7★1,5032%rising
15Red Heart$8.194.7★2,9172%rising

Product shelf

All 62 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Color36%

“Colors are as described”

Soft Feel12%

“soft to touch”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality6%

“Quality yarn”

Value For Money6%

“This was definitely worth the price”

Quality-Overall5%

“Aside from that zero complaints”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Material Quality4%

“Delighted so far with this very fine cotton”

Embellishment/Embroidery Quality2%

“easy to use in my knitting machine”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“As Advertised”

Stitch/Finish/Polish2%

“Gorgeous stitch definition”

What buyers complain about

Color18%

“very different in color”

Thickness9%

“sometimes you get these super thin sections”

Hard Feel8%

“It has a rough feel to it”

Quality-Overall8%

“Quality control seems to be a major issue”

Material Quality5%

“But the texture of this yarn feels more like a plastic”

Size-Overall4%

“Very small”

Ease Of Use3%

“Difficult to use”

Value For Money3%

“It might seem expensive”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“the description is deceiving”

Product Condition1%

“Used yarn”

Top return reasons

  • Color46%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product11%
  • Thin7%
  • Material Quality6%
  • Size-Overall6%
  • Display Colors6%
  • Thickness3%
  • Value For Money3%
  • Hard Feel2%
  • Scratch Resistance2%

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