I'm very much a first thing in the morning person, especially for writing, but crafting is known to come about late at night as well. It's the middle of the day when I'm flat on all creative fronts.
I can happily craft in silence but if I'm stitching I usually put something on that I've watched a million times because I'm not actually watching it. My go to movie is You've got mail. Honestly I've seen that film about a hundred times. I've even been known to watch it twice in one stitching sitting! Rewatching The West Wing atm when I can find time. A pity real US politics don't take a leaf out of their book.