On your crochet versus knitting musings. I do both, although I'm much better at crochet than knitting - probably because I do so much more crocheting because I like it more. I find there is a lot of misperception about crochet - people tend to think of granny square afghans and lace doilies - and I've encountered some snobbishness from knitters about crochet. When I wear my crochet creations, many people are very surprised. I'm definitely not a millennial (I've 35 to 40 years on most millennial, lol) I prefer crochet. Why? The fact that it is faster is a BIG reason - but I also love that I can just take my hook out, put a stitch marker in and "try on" my project any time I want (can't really take your knitting needles out and try on mid project) and I really, really love that I don't have a long edge to bind off like you do with large knitting projects. I weave in my ends as I go along, so when I get to the last row of a crochet project, I done! Yeah! And last but not least, it is much, much easier to rip out and fix mistake in crochet as compared to knitting. As to the cons of crochet, although crochet can be very thick and stiff - all you really need to to to get lovely, drapey projects is to select your yarn and your stitches with some forethought. I choose light, drapey yarns - bamboo and bamboo blends are lovely, choose stitch patterns with more openness, and most importantly - choose a hook size that is a bit larger than the yarn label recommends. I also find crochet charts much easier to read than knitting charts, and I think crochet lace is much, much easier than most knitted lace. My two cents!