Well...you did ask...

Hooray!  It's so fantastic to hear from people reading this blog.  I thought I would create a section devoted to you who took the time to leave me a comment or two for me.  It's so nice to hear from you all!  Thank you for the wonderful comments. *big happy grins*

To Lin:
Yes, sitting by the fire and knitting is really a wonderfully cozy thing to do.  I am without a fireplace here at our townhouse unfortunately, but when at the cottage or at my parents place in London, Ontario there is nothing better than picking up stix and knitting by the fire.  I will say though, that at home can be just as cozy.
When knitting, I have to keep one eye trained on the rabbits though.  It's amazing how stealthily they can hop by and chomp my yarn in two without me noticing.  I'll be knitting along and all of a sudden come to the end of the yarn a little too soon.  It's usually shortly after that when I notice the ball of yarn is still sitting across from me on the coffee table having been snipped by the sharp little teeth of the lagomorph now giggling at me from the far corner.  They're worse than cats I tell you! :D
As for the "yarn pron" (heh heh, I love that term way too much) while I would like to say that it is part of my personal stash, it is unfortunately a random shot that I pulled out of Google.  It is gorgeous though, isn't it?  Looks kind of like Koigu to me.  I love the colours in that shot!

To Javajabber:
Hiya!  That's actually a fantastic question and one that I've often heard asked about the difference between crochet and knitting.  I don't think crochet is too much different than knitting.  I haven't honestly given it too much practice, but I've been told by friends who crochet that it can be more enjoyable than knitting.  Main points for this are that if you make a mistake, it's not hard to rip out your work and just insert the crochet hook and keep on truckin'.  When you make a mistake in knitting...or at least when I make a mistake in knitting there are usually a lot of expletives involved. *snicker*
The other benefits that I've heard of about crochet are that you only have to work with one hook as opposed to knitting where (as with socks for example) you can work with anything from two needles to four.  I think that must be extreme stitching or something.  I tend to stick with only two needles although I did promise my husband a pair of socks, didn't I?

At any rate, the concept of crochet is still making tons of knots and interlocking them all together.  Some people find that crochet works up a lot faster than knitting and is more immediately rewarding as well.  I've also seen some absolutely gorgeous patterns that could only be done a la crochet.
Personally, I've always focused more on knitting, but I would love to learn crochet sometime.
If you are curious about knitting or crochet there are two books that my wonderful mother gave me by Debbie Stoller.  Stitch n' Bitch (including instructions on knitting for beginners and leads up to advanced level knitters with some funky patterns as well) and The Happy Hooker (for those crochet fanatics and soon to be crochet fanatics).  I highly recommend that you check them out if you are interested.
I hope I answered your question okay!

Thanks again Ladies!  Hope it's alright that I'm responding a la blog post rather than in the comments section.  I thought it might be a fun way to give back to the world of bloggers and blog readers.
It's fantastic to hear from you!

All good things,
Morrighana