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title: "French Knitting Machine — £91K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **french knitting machine**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-36.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 23Growth 7Conversion 27Competition 42Returns 26Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 42Review moat 73Quality gap 96
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.9★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Incredible****£33.84**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****£9.00–£95.98**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****569.22**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****60%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****80%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Okay****4.9%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Bad****£91K**
£91K/yr · 123K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-36.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, french knitting machine is a £91K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (123K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **french knitting machine market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£85K–£102K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#909**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **83%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.9%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **28 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **181 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**16 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**42**
**Top-5 brand share**
**80%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**60%**
Top 20: 97%
**Open market**
**17%**
- Caydo52% - Prym16% - Foppla4% - HERCHR4% - SEWACC4% - BUTORY3% - Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 17%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -36.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/french-knitting-machine/trend)
## **Top french knitting machine search terms**
- **french knitting machine**31K/yr-41.3%1.6% conv. - **i cord knitter machine**16K/yr-29.4%1.4% conv. - **icord knitting machine**16K/yr-40.1%1.7% conv. - **caydo electric i-cord knitting machine**12K/yr-31.4%2.4% conv. - **icord machine**6K/yr-38.4%1.8% conv. - **icord maker**6K/yr-3.6%1.0% conv. - **icord**5K/yr-33.0%0.6% conv. - **knitted wire art kit**4K/yr-14.1%0.4% conv. - **cord maker**4K/yr-27.0%0.3% conv. - **cord knitting machine**6K/yr-42.9%1.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/french-knitting-machine/search-terms)
## **Top french knitting machine 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%10%£9K20%£18K30%£27K40%£36K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Caydo French Knitting Machine Electric i Cord Knitting Machine Pro**Caydo**£92.22**4.7★609 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPQ8D749) [2**Caydo French Knitting Machine Electric i Cord Maker Tool Knitting Mill i-Cord Knitter Machine Automatic Knitting Wool to i-Cords DIY Crochet Machine for Adults&Kids(Patented)**Caydo**£45.72**4.4★460 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G4CZGTPB) [3**Prym - Prym Knitting Mill Comfort Twist - 1 Piece**Prym**£25.14**4.3★2,918 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MJQG24J) [4**French Knitting Machine F1 Lite High Efficiency Handheld Manual iCord Maker with Wider Yarn Compatibility Portable DIY Bead i-Cord Knitting Craft Tool Ideal Gift for Crochet Beginners & Enthusiasts**Caydo**£32.95**4.4★64 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTP7CRCB) [5**Prym 624145 Knitting mill blue purple**Prym**£13.81**3.7★5,180 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000TQHWP6)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**French Knitting Machine Electric i Cord Maker Tool with 3 x Yarn(Random colors) Automatic Mill i-Cord Knitter with Variable-speed Transmission Automatic Knitting Wool to i-Cord for Crochet Project**VeftBltrem**£31.27**1 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GWMJXFG1) [**French Knitting Machine F1 Lite High Efficiency Handheld Manual iCord Maker with Wider Yarn Compatibility Portable DIY Bead i-Cord Knitting Craft Tool Ideal Gift for Crochet Beginners & Enthusiasts**Caydo**£32.95**64 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTP7CRCB) [**Caydo French Knitting Machine F1 Lite 6Needles High Efficiency Manual iCord Maker Tool for DIY Projects Portable Thicker i-Cord Knitting Craft Tool for Crochet Beginners & Enthusiasts**Caydo**£46.88**35 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTPSJPJQ) [**Normodic French Knitting Machine Electric i Cord Knitter Machine with 3 x Yarn(Random Colors) Automatic Manual Maker with Powerful 3-Speed Adjustable for DIY Crochet Machine for Adults&Kids**Normodic**£27.77**0 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GT52GPJZ) [**Caydo Aluminum Craft Wire and Acrylic Yarn Skeins Kit i-Cord Knitting Kits for Beginner for DIY Handicraft Making 8x25g Yarn & 2 Roll 5M x 3 mm Wire**Caydo**£16.05**12 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GKP5VN1J)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Normodic French Knitting Machine Electric i Cord Knitter Machine with 3 x Yarn(Random Colors) Automatic Manual Maker with Powerful 3-Speed Adjustable for DIY Crochet Machine for Adults&Kids**Normodic**£27.77**0.0★**▲ 364%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GT52GPJZ) [**French Knitting Machine Electric i Cord Maker Tool with 3 x Yarn(Random colors) Automatic Mill i-Cord Knitter with Variable-speed Transmission Automatic Knitting Wool to i-Cord for Crochet Project**VeftBltrem**£31.27**4.0★**▲ 360%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GWMJXFG1) [**French Knitting Machine F1 Lite High Efficiency Handheld Manual iCord Maker with Wider Yarn Compatibility Portable DIY Bead i-Cord Knitting Craft Tool Ideal Gift for Crochet Beginners & Enthusiasts**Caydo**£32.95**4.4★**▲ 358%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTP7CRCB) [**Caydo French Knitting Machine F1 Lite 6Needles High Efficiency Manual iCord Maker Tool for DIY Projects Portable Thicker i-Cord Knitting Craft Tool for Crochet Beginners & Enthusiasts**Caydo**£46.88**4.1★**▲ 357%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTPSJPJQ) [**DoubleCare Automatic i Cord Knitting Machine French Knitting Machine with 2 Rolls of Yarn and 1 Roll of 2M Iron WireHands-Free Electric iCord Maker ToolFast DIY Craft Projects Green**DoubleCare**£44.33**0.0★**▲ 350%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GK15D58C)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about french knitting machine**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ease Of Use**26%
*“Once I got the hang of it its pretty easy to use”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Build quality feels solid”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“value for money”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**8%
*“Really clear instructions to set it up”*
**Assembly/Installation**6%
*“easy to get installed so you can store it away”*
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**5%
*“with consistent stitches”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Once you start it going it works surprisingly quickly”*
**Time Taken**3%
*“Time saving”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“it worked with all of them”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“As described”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Functionality-Overall**19%
*“Did not work”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“At £70 it's not cheap”*
**Durability**10%
*“and has broken within 24 hours”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**6%
*“Instructions aren't amazing”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Terrible quality and doesnt work how it should”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Requires a lot of space to use”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“complicated setup”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Box did not contain what was promised only wool”*
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
*“Th machine is not working as expected”*
**Add-Ons/Attachments**1%
*“for some reason can't attach one”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**45%
**Defective Material/Parts**14%
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**9%
**Ease Of Use**4%
**Mechanism Issues**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Durability**3%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Size-Overall**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is french knitting machine profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £91K/yr across 23 tracked products. 2 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -36.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- **How competitive is the french knitting machine niche?**
- 16 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in french knitting machine?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Value For Money, Durability. The return rate is 4.9%.
- **When does demand for french knitting machine peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the french knitting machine niche?**
- Listings span £9.00–£95.98; the average listing price is £33.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 569 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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