big twist yarn
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Good$14.42avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good1,150.81avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay$10.92–$18.47cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$48K$48K/yr · 407K searches
Growth
Bad-29.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, big twist yarn is a $48K/yr Amazon United States market (407K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 27/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
big twist yarn market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $58K–$72K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.8%
- Avg BSR
- #371
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 25%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 112 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 flat
Sellers
182
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Craftz59%
- Red Heart39%
- Big Twist2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 69 weeks — -29.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top big twist yarn search terms
- big twist yarn244K/yr
- red heart bitty stripes yarn35K/yr
- big twist value yarn26K/yr
- bitty stripes yarn19K/yr
- red heart bitty stripes12K/yr
- big twist living yarn9K/yr
- big twist12K/yr
- big twist yarn colors4K/yr
- big twist yarn brand29K/yr
- yarn big twist4K/yr
Top big twist yarn 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Big Twist Value Worsted Yarn - White 6 oz 380 Yards
Craftz$11.274.6★382 rev
Value Worsted Yarn (Cream)
Craftz$12.004.6★382 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Unicorn Mane Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 515 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$17.264.7★2,057 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Crayon Box Yarn - 2 Pack of 10oz/283g - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 515 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$18.474.7★2,057 rev
Big Twist Worsted Acrylic Yarn - Aqua
Craftz$10.924.6★382 rev
Newest
by launch dateRed Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Unicorn Mane Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 515 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$17.262,057 rev
Big Twist Value Yarn 100% Acrylic 380 Yards Baby Pink
Big Twist$15.5515 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Yarn
Red Heart$12.6717 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Rainbow Yarn - 2 Pack of 10oz/283g - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 515 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$16.482,057 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Moonbeam Yarn - 2 Pack of 10oz/283g - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 515 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$16.062,057 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBig Twist Worsted Acrylic Yarn - Aqua
Craftz$10.924.6★
Craftz Worsted Yarn Big Twist or Loops&Threads (Sage)
Craftz$11.784.6★
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Mermaid Yarn - 2 Pack of 10oz/283g - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 515 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$16.044.7★
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Unicorn Mane Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 515 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$17.264.7★
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes Moonbeam Yarn - 2 Pack of 10oz/283g - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 515 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$16.064.7★
What buyers say about big twist yarn
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Colors are beautiful”
“Its definitely worth the price”
“Soft, easy to work with”
“Easy to use”
“This yarn is so gorgeous”
“Good quality and easy to work with”
“This is beautiful yarn”
“Makes a really nice finished item”
“The texture is the same as basic redheart super saver”
“The pattern, as you can see, is just as beautiful as advertised”
What buyers complain about
“Wrong color”
“It was rough”
“Cheap”
“These Bitty Stripes are too expensive”
“Not my favorite yarn”
“The thickness is not consistent”
“bigger than I realized”
“regardless of the gift card I received as compensation”
“Scratchy yarn”
“Color variation is quite disappointing”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is big twist yarn profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $48K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -29.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (27/100).
- How competitive is the big twist yarn niche?
- 3 brands and 182 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in big twist yarn?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Hard Feel, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.3%.
- When does demand for big twist yarn peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the big twist yarn niche?
- Listings span $10.92–$18.47; the average listing price is $14.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,151 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.