Camel Crochet/Hump Stitch??

Question

I've been crocheting since I was eight (I'm 20 now) which isn't a very long time, but I know quite a few stitches and techniques. I've never heard of Camel Crocheting or the Hump Stitch until I saw that there are methods to crochet that make your work look like knitting(which I cannot do). I want to learn this technique but I'm having a heck of a time finding any information out there and are there any sites someone could suggest?

Answer 1

Here's a link to instrucitions and pictures showing how to do the "hump" stitch, sometimes called camel crochet. Happy hooking!

http://www.geocities.com/tootsie.geo/pieces/humpgranny.html

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Answer 2

Crochet Camel Stitch

Answer 3

I've never heard of camel or hump stitch either. And I have been crocheting for 23 years (since I was 10).

I haven't tried tunisian yet (hoping to get the hook and a broomstick lace hook for Christmas) but it looks pretty fun and simple.



Here's a link to tunisian

http://www.crochetme.com/Apr_May_2005/reads_tunisian.html



And I picked this off another site

CAMEL CROCHET - There's not alot of information available online in regard to Camel Crochet as this is a technique for which the name has been trademarked.



There is a pattern for a Camel Square here:

http://www.digitalgranny.com/va/patterns/camelsquare.html(does not work)

And another pattern here:

http://www.geocities.com/tootsie.geo/pieces/humpgranny.html



"Though I've never tried it I do know a little about this method of crochet.

On the first row, you do stitches in the hump (hence the name camel crochet)

of the chain instead of the top loop. This is what makes it look knitted.

I wasn't sure where to put the stitches in subsequent rows until I saw the

pattern for the "hump granny". The photo that shows the horizontal back thread

helped me visualize where to place the stitches."



Lisa ( http://www.crochetnmore.com/123basics.htm )



Now that I found it I'm gonna have to try it.

Experiment and have fun. That's the whole joy of being creative.



Add: Found another site that helps explain how to start.

http://stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=191

You need to scroll to the last stitch.

Also from what I'm trying it looks best when done in a round like a granny square rather than back and forth. When done back and forth the resulting fabric has a tendency to fold like an accordion. I also tried it as a tube and it looks pretty neat.

Thank-you for asking this question and making me search out a new stitch/method of crochet.

Answer 4

This is the cheapest book I found

https://https0.ezpublishing.com/capitalyarns.com/store/product_info.php/cPath/21_33/products_id/39?osCsid=61560f21a93a39cdaadad8a3f9bb2f62



I've never seen this book, but found it when looking for some leaflets I have purchased in the past. There were a few leaflets readily available a while back and I thought it was an interesting technique also. I did purchase 2 or 3 patterns (2 page leaflets) for afghans and seems to me I needed to buy the "how to" in order to do them. I just remember being disappointed not being able to make the patterns because I needed another leaflet to teach me how and the instructions were not included with what I got. It would say to do such and such type of camel stitch and I hadn't a clue what it was and didn't come with even the basic instructions (poor me) lol.



The technique was kind of kept secret, which was kind of too bad - the gal only sold them and didn't share a hole lot which is why it never took off I think. Haven't seen anything like it online so don't know of what could be similar as I haven't found out how to do it lol. You'll need to be creative if you purchase the book and it really turns out to be a special technique, because you might be on your own once you learn how because patterns were only provided by the creater Naka Pillman.



edit:

I found some leaflets on ebay. The say there's basic instructions included but I really don't remember those being included or not being sufficient to do the patterns.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R10&satitle=%22camel+crochet%22&sacat=41228%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=55411&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1

Answer 5

Here are a couple of places to check out.



http://www.crochetkim.com/camelstitch.html

http://www.geocities.com/tootsie.geo/pieces/humpgranny.html



Hopefully these will help you out.