knitting cables
Skip itSoft demand (-40.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$54.43avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great27%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Good835.06avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Okay3.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Okay$199K$199K/yr · 217K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay$7.13–$274.60cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad1.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-40.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, knitting cables is a $199K/yr Amazon United States market (217K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
knitting cables market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $218K–$272K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.7%
- Avg BSR
- #729
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 98%
- Sponsored
- 62%
- Out of stock
- 12.0%
- Avg brand age
- 51 months
- Avg seller age
- 162 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
8 flat
Sellers
39
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
27%
Top 20: 59%
Open market
1%
- Knit Picks65%
- Knitter's Pride21%
- KnitPro9%
- GUCLUD2%
- Svartur1%
- Weabetfu1%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 1%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 19 weeks — -40.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Top knitting cables search terms
- knit picks interchangeable needles30K/yr
- knit picks31K/yr
- knit picks yarn25K/yr
- knitters pride interchangeable knitting needles22K/yr
- knitters pride16K/yr
- knitpicks interchangeable needles15K/yr
- knitpicks11K/yr
- knitters pride needles10K/yr
- knitting cables8K/yr
- interchangeable knitting cables6K/yr
Top knitting cables 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
Knitters Pride Interchangeable Color Cord Variety Pack - All 5 Sizes 16 20 24 32 40
Knitter's Pride$22.784.6★2,070 rev
Knit Picks Options Wood Interchangeable Knitting Needle Set - US 4-11 (Caspian)
Knit Picks$69.844.6★3,039 rev
Knit Picks Options Wood Interchangeable Knitting Needle Set - US 4-11 (Sunstruck)
Knit Picks$67.894.6★3,039 rev
Knit Picks Options Metal Stainless Steel Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needle Set (Reflections Stainless Steel)
Knit Picks$81.973.7★73 rev
KnitPro 360 Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Black Silver Swivel Cable | 22/ 56cm (to Make 32/ 80cm IC Needle)
KnitPro$8.844.4★844 rev
Newest
by launch date
Knitters Pride Rosemist Regal Inter. kni. tip Set 3-8mm-1pc
Knitter's Pride$186.017 rev
Guclud Options Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needle Cable 360 Swivel Flexible Cable Smooth Glide 3 Size 8 12 16
GUCLUD$13.3148 rev
KnitPro Dreamz Interchangeable Circular Needles 5 (13cm) | US Size 6 (4mm)
KnitPro$10.73146 rev
Knit Picks Options Metal Stainless Steel Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needle Set (Reflections Stainless Steel)
Knit Picks$81.9773 rev
KnitPro 360 Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Black Silver Swivel Cable | 22/ 56cm (to Make 32/ 80cm IC Needle)
KnitPro$8.84844 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Knit Picks Dishie Worsted Weight 100% Cotton Yarn Green - 100 g (Jalapeno)
Knit Picks$8.944.8★
Knitters Pride Rosemist Regal Inter. kni. tip Set 3-8mm-1pc
Knitter's Pride$186.014.7★
Knit Picks Hawthorne Multi Fingering Weight Sock Yarn (Macadam)
Knit Picks$18.324.5★
Knit Picks Dishie Worsted Weight 100% Cotton Yarn White - 100 g (Swan)
Knit Picks$8.924.8★
Knitters Pride Interchangeable Black Cord Variety Pack - 6 Common Sizes 16 24 32 40 47 60
Knitter's Pride$31.544.6★
What buyers say about knitting cables
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Very surprised at the quality of this very affordable set”
“Good price”
“Color is cute”
“Easy to use”
“Soft and strong”
“As described”
“they're durable”
“They fit my needles perfectly”
“it does the job”
“I am very impressed with this set of needles comfortable on my hands lightweight”
What buyers complain about
“Does not last”
“Disappointed in quality”
“its too small”
“Just wish they were more affordable”
“tangled mess”
“it quit working”
“Not true to description”
“They didnt connect”
“This is tricky to use”
“indent in the wood right out of the package”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is knitting cables profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $199K/yr across 84 tracked products. 1 of 17 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -40.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the knitting cables niche?
- 8 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 27% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in knitting cables?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 3.2%.
- What does it cost to enter the knitting cables niche?
- Listings span $7.13–$274.60; the average listing price is $54.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 835 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.