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Back with another round! If you missed them, here are the first weird Etsy niches post and round two. Then there was round three and the print on demand + printables edition.
This week I went digging in EverBee for weird things that are selling on Etsy right now, and only kept listings that are under a year old and doing 40+ sales a month. So these aren’t old listings coasting. They’re newer products that are working now.
The short answer: This week’s weird Etsy niches are dumplings (crochet patterns, clipart and even cake pop molds), “Le Boop” medieval dragon memes, unhinged cat meme shirts, praying mantis shirts, and herons wearing beanies. The top dumpling crochet pattern did about 981 sales last month, and a gangster cat meme shirt pulled in almost $12,000 in a single month.
Quick note: the numbers are EverBee‘s estimates of last month’s sales (October 2026) plus total sales since each listing went up. Use them to compare niches, not to predict what you’ll make.
What weird Etsy niches are selling right now?
1. Dumplings (yes, dumplings)
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Little smiling dumplings are everywhere, and they’re selling across totally different product types.
- Dimple the Dumpling crochet pattern: about 981 sales last month and 2,690 total, and it’s only 3 months old. It’s a $5.61 PDF.
- Kawaii Halloween dumpling clipart: about 359 sales last month
- Dumpling cake pop mold: about 346 sales last month
Remix ideas: dumpling stickers, a “dumpling of joy” baby shirt, dumpling holiday clipart (Christmas dumplings, Valentine dumplings), or a dumpling coloring page.
2. “Le Boop” medieval dragon memes
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A knight gently booping a dragon on the nose, drawn like an old medieval manuscript. It’s silly, and people love it.
- Le Boop Dragon shirt: about 183 sales and $4,754 last month, 3 months old
- Persian Le Boop Dragon shirt: about 143 sales last month
Remix ideas: the “medieval manuscript” look works for so many jokes. Think medieval cats, medieval snails, or a knight running from a goose. Ren faire season gifts are a natural fit.
3. Unhinged cat meme shirts
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Moody, slightly chaotic cat “photos” on washed-out shirts. Cat people have a sense of humor.
- Funny gangster cat shirt: about 272 sales and almost $12,000 last month, with 1,091 sales total
Remix ideas: cats doing serious “album cover” poses, cats as 90s rappers, or a cat staring into the void with a dramatic one-liner. Keep it your own art, not a famous meme photo.
4. Praying mantises
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This one made me laugh. A “Girls Will Be Girls” shirt with a praying mantis on it (if you know mantis facts, you get the joke).
- Girls Will Be Girls praying mantis shirt: about 66 sales last month, 206 total, and 2,800+ favorites
Remix ideas: other “bug facts” humor, like a mantis wedding shirt or a “she’s a killer” mantis. Bug lovers buy a lot (bugs were in my first post too).
5. Herons wearing beanies
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A very serious blue heron in a cozy yellow beanie. That’s it. That’s the product.
- Retro 90s heron in a beanie sweatshirt: about 127 sales and almost $7,000 last month, 691 total
Remix ideas: other unexpected animals in beanies (pelicans, pigeons, frogs), or herons in other cozy outfits for different seasons.
What almost made the list?
- Snake door handles: about 76 sales in their first month. Weird home decor is its own fun niche.
- Funny sloth crochet pattern: about 172 sales last month
- “2026 Year in Review” funny ornament: about 171 sales in its first month (very seasonal!)
Which “weird” niches should you skip?
Some of the biggest sellers I found were built on someone else’s characters or brands. A few examples: Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head shirts, “mine mine” seagull teacher shirts (that’s a famous movie), a starfish that looks a lot like a certain cartoon, and merch for a popular sci-fi book. They sell, but they can get your shop shut down. Please don’t copy those. Use the idea behind them (silly couples shirts, funny teacher shirts) with your own original art.
What patterns keep showing up?
- One cute character, many products. The dumpling shows up as a pattern, clipart and a cake pop mold.
- Old art style + modern joke. Le Boop is just a meme drawn like a medieval manuscript.
- Serious animal, silly outfit. A heron in a beanie, a cat in “gangster” mode.
- Inside jokes for a crowd. If you know the mantis fact, you buy the shirt.
- Digital wins too. A $5 PDF crochet pattern doing almost 1,000 sales a month is a great reminder that printables count.
How did I find these?
I searched dozens of oddly specific themes in EverBee (dumpling, isopod, heron, snail, you name it) and kept listings that were 12 months old or younger and doing at least 40 sales a month. Then I opened each one to make sure the views and favorites made sense with the sales.
Like always: remix the idea, don’t copy it.
Questions I get a lot
Can I sell these weird niches as print on demand?
Most of them, yes. Le Boop, the cat memes, the mantis and the heron are all shirts, so they work great with POD. The dumpling one shows you can sell printables and patterns too.
How do I know a niche isn’t just a fluke?
Look for newer listings with steady sales, not one old listing coasting. In EverBee I check listing age, total sales, views and favorites together.
Is it OK to make something similar?
Make something inspired by the idea with your own art and your own twist. Never copy someone’s design, and stay away from other people’s characters and brands.
Which one are you trying? Tell me in the comments. I read every one. :)
P.S. You can learn how to make printables here, or physical print on demand products here. (I’m of course not saying you’ll make the amounts these products make, but you do have to start somewhere.)
Rachel Rofé has been building online businesses since 2006 and has taught 18,000+ students how to sell on Etsy and print on demand.
