Knitting expert Barbara Breiter returns for her regular column on tips and techniques for yarncrafters.

I don't need an extra closet for my stash...I need a whole extra house! If you've been crafting for any length of time, I'm sure you know the feeling: you've sworn off buying anything new but still..the new skeins always call your name. There is an infinite number of ways to store yarn and supplies. Whatever method(s) you choose depend to some extend upon your available space, your budget, and the size of your stash.

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Yarncraft teacher and author Heather Lodinsky joins us for an article on crochet cables. Click here to see her earlier piece on knit cables.

Creating cables with yarn may conjure thoughts of knitting--but did you know that this magic twisting of stitches can be worked in crochet? Last month, we explored how cables in knitting are created by the use of a cable needle to change the order of the stitches and to shape the resulting left or right twist of the cable. The first time I saw a crochet cable, I though there must be a complicated technique to "twist" stitches that were already worked...

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[Afghan pictured: Crochet Celtic Afghan.]