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Knitting Machine

soft demand (-50.1% this quarter) — Knitting Machine doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Ranks 3,831 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −5 vs the category median of 51

Market size 45Growth 0Conversion 14Competition 70Returns 31Price range 14Avg price 84Brand share 79Review moat 73Quality gap 82
This niche Category average · 5,777 niches

Is Knitting Machine profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Knitting Machine is a £238K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (286K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Knitting Machine: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -50.1% over the last 90 days and 1.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£238K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-50.1%286K
Conversion rate1.1%
Avg price£74.42

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand, so 44% of the market is open.

44%

open market share

Brands · sellers27 · 58
Top-5 product click share43%
Open market44%
Avg brand age27 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 37 products

Sponsored placement84%
New entrants (1y)14· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews596

Top Knitting Machine products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£7K£14K£21K£29K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

27 flat

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

36%

  • MIAOKE16%
  • SENTRO11%
  • Caydo10%
  • CGLYYDS9%
  • Zcvtbye9%
  • M.J COMFY-LIFE8%

Knitting Machine demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume286KCVR1.1%Products37Brands27Top 5 Brands56%OOS Rate19.5%Rating4.2★Reviews596Avg BSR#493
15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.1×

Top Knitting Machine search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • knitting machine177K/yr
  • crochet machine19K/yr
  • knitting machines for adults23K/yr
  • sentro knitting machine20K/yr
  • knitting machines12K/yr
  • circular knitting machine10K/yr
  • sentro 48 pin knitting machine11K/yr
  • knitting machines for sale4K/yr
  • sock knitting machine4K/yr
  • sentro5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Knitting Machine

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

73% of reviews
Ease Of Use23%

This piece of kit is so quick to use

Quality-Overall13%

well made product

Value For Money10%

Good value for money

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%

Really clear instructions to set it up

Assembly/Installation6%

practical it feels once set up

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Functionality-Overall14%

its not working

Durability13%

and has broken within 24 hours

Value For Money10%

At £70 it's not cheap

Ease Of Use8%

Difficult to use

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting8%

instructions are rubbish

Knitting Machine return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

4.5%

Return rate

7%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
26%
2Defective Material/Parts
18%
3Stitch/Finish/Polish
10%
4Size-Overall
6%
5Durability
6%

Common Knitting Machine questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Knitting Machine 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £238K/yr across 37 tracked products. 2 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -50.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Knitting Machine on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 5.1× the quietest.