Name of stitch

Fellow Yarnsters,
The stitch I am doing is called both Afghan Stitch or Tunisian Stitch. Most of the sellers of product call the needles Tunisian. The are a very long crochet hook. The reason for the length is one actually crochets onto the needle going one way, and the reverse takes the entire work off the needle. It's almost a combination of crochet and knitting. There are also "double end" crochet hooks, but those are usually for casting on and off or adding special stitches or threads to patterns. The Tunisian needle has a crochet hook on one end but a stop on the other end, so your cast-on work doesn't fall off! :-)
If you Google "Tunisian Stitch" you'll find all kinds of needles, patterns and suggested yarns. I think the Tunisian is gaining in popularity because it is "fast" (as in faster than knitting) and it produces a lovely "windowpane" treatment on one side, with the more standard knit reverse stitch on the other side.
As I stated to a couple of our ladies, I find the Tunisian does NOT work well with Chenille threads! It seems the Chenille pulls rather easily, plus it seems to stretch in the most unfavorable ways, which makes the project loosen and form long loops outside of the work. Not a good thing for most projects! :-)
I want to learn how to do cable stitch! I hope someone can show me how to do that in one of our Thursday morning times!
Linda Paul