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crochet kit

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but soft demand (-34.5% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 69Growth 8Conversion 26Competition 72Returns 97Price range 55Avg price 62Brand share 62Review moat 63Quality gap 48

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good42%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Good£707K

£707K/yr · 2.5M searches

Review moat

Good990.95

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good68%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Avg price

Good£13.46

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£6.57–£25.46

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-34.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, crochet kit is a £707K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 68% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

crochet kit market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
£673K–£808K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#31
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
8.5%
Avg brand age
24 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

68%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

29%

  • Reessy21%
  • YINVA18%
  • Aeelike10%
  • Knitiss10%
  • AOTWAN9%
  • CROCHET BOX3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -34.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
120K80KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top crochet kit search terms

  • crochet kit850K/yr
  • crochet565K/yr
  • crochet kits for beginners adults320K/yr
  • knitting kit119K/yr
  • crochet kits94K/yr
  • crochet kit for beginners73K/yr
  • beginners crochet kit79K/yr
  • knitting & crochet56K/yr
  • crochet set55K/yr
  • crochet for beginners33K/yr
All search terms

Top crochet kit products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%£28K8%£57K12%£85K16%£113K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about crochet kit

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

What buyers love

Value For Money22%

“Amazing value”

Quality-Overall20%

“Good quality kit”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting8%

“Instructions are good”

Gifting Purpose6%

“Gift”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Color3%

“The colours are generally vibrant”

Grip3%

“Comfortable to grip”

Add-Ons/Attachments2%

“Great value accessories that came with the pack where invaluable”

Size-Overall2%

“everything fits in nice small case”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall15%

“Difficult te the size”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting15%

“the instructions dont make sense”

Quality-Overall9%

“Rubbish”

Material Quality8%

“Wool is poor quality”

Ease Of Use7%

“Not easy”

Value For Money5%

“But a bit cheap”

Comfort-Overall3%

“Not comfy”

Thickness2%

“it's quite thin so it's really difficult to see your stitches”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Box that arrived is differed to the one in the image”

Functionality-Overall2%

“That it doesnt work”

Top return reasons

Quality-Overall20%
Size-Overall16%
Material Quality13%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%
Gifting Purpose4%
Thin4%
Grip3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Ease Of Use2%

Common questions

Is crochet kit profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £707K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -34.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the crochet kit niche?
25 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 68% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in crochet kit?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for crochet kit peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the crochet kit niche?
Listings span £6.57–£25.46; the average listing price is £13.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 991 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.