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title: "Bulky Yarn 5 — $66K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **bulky yarn 5**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 17Growth 11Conversion 23Competition 83Returns 88Price range 58Avg price 74Brand share 6Review moat 20Quality gap 21
**Returns**
**Great****1.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Great****32%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Avg price**
**Good****$14.90**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****$5.22–$28.27**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Bad****12,592.1**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Bad****$66K**
$66K/yr · 242K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-27.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****98%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, bulky yarn 5 is a $66K/yr Amazon United States market (242K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **bulky yarn 5 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **6K–8K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$89K–$119K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#300**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **98%**
- **Sponsored**
- **39%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **46 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **117 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**8 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**73**
**Top-5 brand share**
**98%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**32%**
Top 20: 75%
**Open market**
**1%**
- Red Heart88% - YarnArt5% - Katech2% - Caron2% - Lion Brand Yarn1% - Aeelike1% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 1%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -27.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/bulky-yarn-5/trend)
## **Top bulky yarn 5 search terms**
- **red heart ombre yarn**46K/yr-27.7%1.9% conv. - **red heart super saver ombre yarn**17K/yr-25.4%1.6% conv. - **pink ombre yarn**17K/yr-32.1%1.7% conv. - **green ombre yarn**18K/yr-36.9%2.0% conv. - **ombre cotton yarn**10K/yr+25.9%0.0% conv. - **blue ombre yarn**14K/yr-19.1%1.8% conv. - **purple ombre yarn**16K/yr-31.3%1.8% conv. - **red heart ombre**12K/yr-29.6%1.6% conv. - **red heart yarn ombre**9K/yr-3.8%1.5% conv. - **purple variegated yarn**9K/yr-18.6%2.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/bulky-yarn-5/search-terms)
## **Top bulky yarn 5 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%3%$2K6%$4K9%$6K12%$8K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**RED Heart E305.3961 Super Saver Ombre Yarn Scuba**Red Heart**$7.84**4.8★2,262 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071HNQKR3) [2**RED HEART Super Saver Ombre Yarn Jazzy**Red Heart**$13.38**4.7★2,917 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0722XG5BV) [3**Red Hearts Super Saver Jumbo Anthracite Ombre Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - Acrylic - 4 Medium (Worsted) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet**Red Heart**$18.24**4.7★32,958 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W1JNX6Z) [4**Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Party Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet**Red Heart**$16.89**4.7★41,281 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS9Q68NH) [5**Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Yarn Green Apple**Red Heart**$8.19**4.7★2,917 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BXRLVKY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Party Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet**Red Heart**$16.89**41,281 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS9Q68NH) [**Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Marigold Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet**Red Heart**$17.02**41,281 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS9GLZHV) [**Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Sunset Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet**Red Heart**$17.07**41,281 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS8Z6RJT) [**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**$17.26**2,057 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F67FK28V) [**Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo Light Pink Yarn - 2 Pack of 10oz/283g - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet**Red Heart**$16.71**32,958 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF6S1Z5Y)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Sunset Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet**Red Heart**$17.07**4.7★**▲ 185%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS8Z6RJT) [**RED Heart E305.3961 Super Saver Ombre Yarn Scuba**Red Heart**$7.84**4.8★**▲ 167%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071HNQKR3) [**RED HEART E305.3965 Super Saver Ombre Yarn Mai Tai**Red Heart**$12.17**4.7★**▲ 124%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07145J1X7) [**Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Navy Yarn - 2 Pack of 10oz/283g - Acrylic - 4 Medium (Worsted) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet**Red Heart**$15.22**4.7★**▲ 109%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC26P8JP) [**Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo Yarn**Red Heart**$18.87**4.7★**▲ 98%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W1KWBJZ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about bulky yarn 5**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**32%
*“Love the blue colors”*
**Soft Feel**14%
*“It's very soft”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Definitely worth the cost”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Great quality and easy to work with”*
**Upholstery/Fabric Quality**6%
*“It has all of the softness of a garment grade cotton”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use”*
**Material Quality**3%
*“Delighted so far with this very fine cotton”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“As Advertised”*
**Embellishment/Embroidery Quality**2%
*“Excellent yarn for a great beanie I crocheting project I doing”*
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**2%
*“It is a great yarn to get your way into knitting”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Color**19%
*“Two different colors”*
**Hard Feel**12%
*“Very scratchy”*
**Thickness**8%
*“Too thick”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Poor quality control on this line of yarn”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“Disappointed in yarn quality”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Price keeps going up for me”*
**Durability**3%
*“every single skein had breaks in them”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Difficult to use”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Very small”*
**Product Condition**1%
*“Used yarn”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**49%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Material Quality**9%
**Thin**6%
**Display Colors**5%
**Size-Overall**4%
**Hard Feel**3%
**Thickness**3%
**Value For Money**2%
**Scratch Resistance**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is bulky yarn 5 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $66K/yr across 51 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- **How competitive is the bulky yarn 5 niche?**
- 8 brands and 73 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in bulky yarn 5?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Hard Feel, Thickness. The return rate is 1.4%.
- **When does demand for bulky yarn 5 peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the bulky yarn 5 niche?**
- Listings span $5.22–$28.27; the average listing price is $14.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 12,592 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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