I bought a few skeins...

In my defense, KnitPicks was having a sale and aside from a couple of skeins of sock yarn, this is probably the last yarn purchase for the next five to six months.  This haul will net me; two sweaters, five pairs of standard size socks, a pair of striped thigh highs, and two beaded lace shawls.  These have been added to the stash as projects in labelled zip top bags with everything except the required needles, which is what most of my yarn stash is; projects in potentia.I also got a few skeins to stretch yarn already in stash so I could make another LivedIn.

The golden tan color is a discontinued shade called Butter Pecan. I plan on using the Fibonacci number sequence to blend the cream color into the body of the sweater.
Then, a friend kindly brought me a few skeins of her hand dye.

From left to right those are: Tequila Sunrise, Blue Jay and Robin.  Tequila Sunrise is going to be made into an elephant toy to put on the bar. I may already be planning for said pink elephant to have a feather boa and a tiny martini glass.  Robin and Blue Jay will become hats and mitts for Daughter and Son, respectively.
Amidst all this incoming yarn (there was a little spinning fiber too, but I forgot to take pictures), I did manage to finish another sweater.

I finally completed the Namaste I've been working on since...February? Maybe March? I know most of it was knit in April.  I adore the finished piece, it was just not an overly engaging thing to knit, so it took me a wee bit.
That leaves two cotton tops on the needles that need to be finished before I get to work on the winter wear I've been letting languish in the summer heat.

Overly enthusiastic....and vaguely panicked

I have more things on the needles in progress than most people knit in a year.  This is not a problem for me usually.  I have never been a monogamous knitter in any real way. My enthusiasm for knit alongs this summer means I've added three shawls(plus a fourth one I've already finished) and a pair of socks to the list of things to complete soonest.
The socks are Bovary by General Hogbuffer in KnitPicks Chroma fingering weight in the colorway Lupine

I am loving both the colorway and the pattern! It's kind of eye-searingly bright, making it perfect for socks.
This shawl is the second in the Elemental series by Erica Jackofsky, Water:

The yarn is Cascade Heritage sock in the Marine colorway.
I'm also still working on the Naked Gardening knit along shawl in Malabrigo lace, Black Forest colorway. 

The beads are an iridescent taupe I had a couple of tubes of.
Lest you think I have forsworn my most favored color; here's the start of the Forest MKAL

It's another piece using Cascade Heritage sock, this time in Mossy Rock.
I even finished something!  This is LivedIn (minus the front purl stitch) in Comfy worsted in a limited edition colorway called Cabernet Heather.

It fits so wonderfully I already have more yarn for a second one on the way!

None of this is a problem...except, it looks like we will be moving at the end of the year (or thereabouts).   I will not be able to carry all my works in progress with me, as it's currently a pile two feet high and three feet across.  I already have minor separation anxiety over the thought of lack of access to my yarn stash for a minimum of two months. When first confronted with this idea, I made cookies that were supposed to look like cinnamon rolls, but overly warm dough made them roses instead.

Now, now I realize I need to start finishing as many things as possible...while getting everything else ready to pack.   I'm going to need more cookies!

Happy sounds for your ears

I may be behind the curve a bit, but I've been wallowing in Post Modern Jukebox lately. The music brings a grin to my face, I hope it brings a grin to yours!

There might be a theme to all this...

But it seems difficult to put my finger on.  Maybe it will become clear if I make a list?

I've found rose perfume I love! It actually smells like fresh roses! It also layers nicely with the amber scent I have worn for years.

 Then I bought some rose water and vegetable glycerin (plus some other stuff), and now I use a Victorian-esque rose water lotion just about everywhere!

I may have found lip stuff that is either rose scented or that particular mauve/pink shade deemed rose.

I found this stuff while wandering the grocery store:

The taste is fairly light, even in water (though it's also good in gin), and it turns the drink a lovely color.
To wrap it up, I found a pattern called Tangled Rose for worsted weight socks.  I immediately bought yarn in a colorway called Beet and cast on, because everyone contemplates and knits winter socks mid-summer...right?

I think I may be on a rose kick...indefinitely.