Circular Knitting Needles
MaybeReturns run at only 1.6% of orders. But demand is soft, at -48.9% this quarter, so Circular Knitting Needles is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 54 / 100Top 36% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +3 vs the category median of 5154
- Market size
- £189K/yr306K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -48.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 38%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 51 sellers
Flapen Score
Circular Knitting Needles against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Circular Knitting Needles is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Circular Knitting Needles market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Circular Knitting Needles 306K times last year and spent an estimated £189K. The top 5 brands take 71% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
3.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 306K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -48.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £189K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 306K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -48.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £189Ka year
- Peak month
- January2.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- circular knitting needles160K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £16.64.
Listings sell for £16.64 on average, from £4.28 to £47.86. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £16.64 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £16.64inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.28–£47.86
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£4K
- Returns
- 1.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #224 within Knitting & Crochet. It carries 743 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 75%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 7.0%
- Average rank
- #224in Knitting & Crochet
- Average rating
- 4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 743per listing
- Listings tracked
- 48
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 19 launches as successful.
19 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 19
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 31 months
Products
Top Circular Knitting Needles products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Knitiss Circular Knitting Needles Set Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles Set with Case & Accessories 13 Pairs of 10cm Round Needles from 3.0mm to 10mm
- Price
- £22.62
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 243
- Age
- 1y ago
Knitiss 13 Pairs Circular Knitting Needle Set 3.0~10.0mm Interchangeable Aluminum Knitting Needles with Case
- Price
- £22.68
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 243
- Age
- 1y ago
KnitPro Zing Fixed Circular Needles 32 (80cm) | Size 4.00mm
- Price
- £5.85
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 5,726
- Age
- 11y ago
9 pcs Circular Knitting Needles 80cm Round Knitting Needles Set
- Price
- £5.93
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 45
- Age
- 1y ago
Aeelike Circular Knitting Needles Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles Set with Case & Accessories 13 Pairs of Round Knitting Needles 3mm-10mm Circular Knitting Kit for Beginners Adults
- Price
- £20.33
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 346
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
11 Pcs Circular Knitting Needles 80CM Circular Needles 2.0mm-8.0mm Stainless Steel Round Knitting Needles with Colored Marker Pins for Knitting Sweaters Scarves Hats and Home DIY Projects
- Price
- £4.97
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 4mo ago
KnitPro Symfonie Fixed Circular Needles 32 (80cm) | 4.00mm
- Price
- £7.09
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3,139
- Age
- 14y ago
Coopay Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles Set 13 Pairs Aluminum Interchangeable Knitting Needle 3mm-10mm Circular Knitting Needles Set with Case 5 Cables & Accessories for Beginners
- Price
- £19.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 25
- Age
- 6mo ago
Reessy Circular Knitting Needles 13 Pair Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needle Set with Case & Accessories Round Knitting Needles for Handmade DIY Knit-Purple
- Price
- £17.74
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 10mo ago
Reessy Circular Knitting Needles Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles Set with Case & Accessories 13 Pair of Round Knitting Needle 3mm-10mm Circular Knitting Kit for Beginners Adults-Blue
- Price
- £20.00
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 8mo ago
Newest
by launch date11 Pcs Circular Knitting Needles 80CM Circular Needles 2.0mm-8.0mm Stainless Steel Round Knitting Needles with Colored Marker Pins for Knitting Sweaters Scarves Hats and Home DIY Projects
- Price
- £4.97
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 4mo ago
Coopay Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles Set 13 Pairs Aluminum Interchangeable Knitting Needle 3mm-10mm Circular Knitting Needles Set with Case 5 Cables & Accessories for Beginners
- Price
- £19.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 25
- Age
- 6mo ago
8Pcs Circular Knitting Needles Set 80cm Long Stainless Steel Circular Knitting Needles 8 Sizes 2-8mm Double Pointed Round Needle for Weaving Sweaters Scarves Hats Blankets Gloves Projects
- Price
- £5.34
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 7mo ago
Reessy Circular Knitting Needles Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles Set with Case & Accessories 13 Pair of Round Knitting Needle 3mm-10mm Circular Knitting Kit for Beginners Adults-Blue
- Price
- £20.00
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 8mo ago
Reessy Circular Knitting Needles 13 Pair Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needle Set with Case & Accessories Round Knitting Needles for Handmade DIY Knit-Purple
- Price
- £17.74
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 10mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
22 falling
Sellers
51
Top-5 brand share
71%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 75%
Open market
22%
- Knitiss21%
- KNITPRO20%
- Aeelike11%
- Reessy11%
- Coopay8%
- WEFINEST6%
Demand
Circular Knitting Needles search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
Search terms
Top Circular Knitting Needles search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- circular knitting needles160K/yr
- interchangeable circular knitting needles set48K/yr
- circular knitting needles set31K/yr
- interchangeable knitting needles15K/yr
- knitting needles circular10K/yr
- circular needles for knitting6K/yr
- round knitting needles9K/yr
- circular needles7K/yr
- circular needle4K/yr
- circular knitting needle5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Circular Knitting Needles
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Broke within 2 weeks
Broke after 2 days
Broke within a couple of months
Size is not written on any of them
Some parts are quite small
the size 10 never fitted
difficult to use so I bought this item
Impossible to tell which ones to use
Not much use
Cheap for a reason
this bundle was only slightly more expensive
They're not worth the money
One of the needles broke so cant use that size
The screw thread on the cables are faulty
It is a manufacturing defects
Love
Excellent product
Excellent product, exactly as described
Very good quality set
Great value
Great value for money
Good value
Easy to use
and make life so much easier
easy to hold
a good range of sizes in the pack for the money
Size good
There is a good range of sizes
Interactive Various stitch lines extremely helpful
very smooth finish
The rose gold finish gives it a polished look
Return
1.6% Return rate 48% Fixable by listing
Size is not written on any of them
Some parts are quite small
the size 10 never fitted
One of the needles broke so cant use that size
The screw thread on the cables are faulty
It is a manufacturing defects
quality control needs to be improved
Cheap for a reason
Poor quality
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FAQ
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