yarn holder
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (88 avg reviews), but soft demand (-38.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Incredible87.84avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Great46%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Returns
Great1.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great39%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay4.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay£4.93–£23.31cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay£10.86avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£82K£82K/yr · 191K searches
Growth
Bad-38.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, yarn holder is a £82K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (191K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 46% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
yarn holder market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £65K–£87K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.0%
- Avg BSR
- #571
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 20.9%
- Avg brand age
- 25 months
- Avg seller age
- 214 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
40 falling
Sellers
58
Top-5 brand share
46%
Top 20: 84%
Top-5 click share
39%
Top 20: 76%
Open market
49%
- AFAMITOO13%
- Littleduckling10%
- ZMShenMa10%
- rolu6%
- OFC Lenw6%
- Garqitwan6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -38.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×
Top yarn holder search terms
- yarn holder83K/yr
- wool holder23K/yr
- yarn holder for crochet21K/yr
- wool holders when knitting17K/yr
- wool holders when crocheting11K/yr
- crochet yarn holder13K/yr
- knitting wool holder8K/yr
- yarn holder for knitting6K/yr
- crochet holder5K/yr
- crochet wool holder5K/yr
Top yarn holder 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
ZMShenMa Wooden Rotatable Spool Holder High-Performance Magnetic Hand Woven Yarn Holder Wooden Yarn Shaft Rotating Tool (Natural)
ZMShenMa£9.224.4★100 rev
Yarn Holder for Crochet and Knitting Bamboo Yarn Spinner with Magnetic & Anti-Slip Pads Rotating Large Size Holds Yarn Up to 400g Crochet Accessories Gift for Women Mum Wife Grandma
AFAMITOO£11.944.5★66 rev
Wooden Yarn Holder for Crochet Wool Thread Holder Rotatable Bamboo Yarn Spinner Spool Stand Knitting Crocheting Accessories Wool Ball Stand Dispenser Gifts for Knitters Lovers
Littleduckling£7.434.0★45 rev
Wooden Yarn Holder for Crochet & Knitting - Magnetic Rotating Yarn Spinner Rack Stable 320g Yarn Shaft Dispenser Wool Balls Holder Crochet Holder for Knitting Lovers Mothers Day Gift (Wood Color)
OFC Lenw£10.484.4★42 rev
Yarn Holder Magnetic Wool Holder Wooden Yarn Spinner Double Yarn Ball Holder Stand Detachable Yarns Spinner with Crochet Accessories Storage for Knitting Crochet Lover
Garqitwan£15.474.7★71 rev
Newest
by launch date
UKONWIT Wool Holder Magnetic for Crocheting Yarn Holder Sewing Spindle Rotating Wooden Yarn Spinner with Knitting Accessories Organizer for Knitting Crochet Lovers Mother
UKONWIT£10.825 rev
Wooden Yarn Holder for Crochet and Knitting - Magnetic Rotating Yarn Spinner Dispenser with Stable Base Detachable Wool Ball Winder Accessories for Crafters
EVTHUR£8.575 rev
Yuannee Yarn Holder for Crochet Wool Unwinder Wooden Yarn Ball Holder Stand Yarn Holder Dispenser Wool Ball Holder Wood Handmade Yarn Ball Holder for Knitting for Knitting Lovers Supplies
Yuannee£6.392 rev
Premium Bamboo Yarn & Wool Holder with 50 Random Color Stitch Markers - Rotating Spinner for Tangle-Free Crochet and Knitting Portable Craft Gift
Rdunulioo£7.096 rev
Yarn Holder Portable Knitting Stand Portable Wrist Knitting Support
Eidoct£6.913 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumYarn Holder Portable Knitting Stand Portable Wrist Knitting Support
Eidoct£6.915.0★
Wooden Yarn Holder for Crochet and Knitting - Magnetic Rotating Yarn Spinner Dispenser with Stable Base Detachable Wool Ball Winder Accessories for Crafters
EVTHUR£8.574.8★
UKONWIT Wool Holder Magnetic for Crocheting Yarn Holder Sewing Spindle Rotating Wooden Yarn Spinner with Knitting Accessories Organizer for Knitting Crochet Lovers Mother
UKONWIT£10.824.6★
Yuannee Yarn Holder for Crochet Wool Unwinder Wooden Yarn Ball Holder Stand Yarn Holder Dispenser Wool Ball Holder Wood Handmade Yarn Ball Holder for Knitting for Knitting Lovers Supplies
Yuannee£6.394.5★
Donmills Wooden Crochet Yarn Holder Single Revolving Yarn Storage for Crochet Yarn Ball Knitting & Crochet Supplies Horizontal Wood Yarn Ball Holder Ribbon Holder Organizer Rack
Donmills£9.743.8★
What buyers say about yarn holder
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to put together”
“Build quality is solid too”
“Easy to use”
“Worth buying”
“As described”
“its stable to hold on its own”
“Cute design”
“A great Christmas present”
“does the job magnificently”
“It is rock solid”
What buyers complain about
“a 400gm ball of aran dors not fit”
“if you pull too hard the whole thing comes apart”
“Not the best looking”
“Took a few minutes to put it together with the supplied screwdriver”
“Cheap and cheerful yarn holders”
“Holes in the wood dont match up on one side so its not usable”
“Very flimsy not heavy enough for use from a table top very difficult to tighten screws if you have bad hands”
“The cord slips easily at the bottom”
“Slightly heavier than the Genie so stays upright in use”
“I thought they may stick and not run smoothly”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is yarn holder profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £82K/yr across 49 tracked products. 0 of 21 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -38.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the yarn holder niche?
- 40 brands and 58 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 46% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in yarn holder?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Ease Of Use, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.5%.
- When does demand for yarn holder peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the yarn holder niche?
- Listings span £4.93–£23.31; the average listing price is £10.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 88 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.