MAGPIE'S MUMBLINGS

A blog about my interests, which include fabric landscapes and various and assorted other artsy pursuits and sometimes known to contain mumblings of a random nature.

Monday, August 11, 2025

Public service announcement and watermelons?

 For those of you who have an Instagram account,  this is something you should be aware of and probably will want to deal with.  Be safe!


Over the weekend I put the finishing stitches on these socks.  They're in the watermelon colourway by Premier yarns.  Our #1 son likes funky socks so guess who is getting these for Christmas!



- HERE is a technique you might like to try.

- THIS is another awwww-thing.

- I can think of a few people who would get a kick out of one of THESE.

- I'm not normally a huge fan of crocheted garments, but THIS one caught my fancy.

Today your quote is from Erasmus..."The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity and arrogance they have.  All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them"



24 comments:

  1. I love those "watermelon" socks!! What fun!! :))) Nice work on these...hugs, Julierose

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    1. I think our son will love them (at least I hope he will!)

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  2. The socks are fun. He'll love them. About ig or any other Z owned entity, I think the best move is to close the account.

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    1. I've never succumbed to Instagram but thought some people might find that information useful. As for the socks, I think he'll like them.

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  3. The socks are great. I never went on Instagram and do not plan to. I used to be on Facebook for decades. I closed my account in April 2025 and don't miss it. I only use Blogger.

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    1. I have a very limited presence on Facebook - primarily to be able to share things with our kids. If it weren't for that I wouldn't bother with it either.

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  4. Anonymous11:43 AM

    Love the socks!
    Thank you for the tip!
    I just started using Instagram again yesterday. It sounds like a very stupid feature for Instagram to have.
    May

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    1. It sounds quite dangerous actually. They don't need to know your location.

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  5. love the socks and the duck. Just wish I could crochet, but could never get the hang of it. Never use Instagram, so I'm good for a change!!

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    1. I taught myself how to both knit and crochet. I'm sure I have tons of bad habits.

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  6. first) those socks are so doggone cute!!! and B) i really like the crocheted cardigan and 3) i actually have yarn already!!! i could even start it today!!! and lastly) that is SO not gonna happen

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    1. awww, c'mon - you know you want to make that sweater.

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  7. Those socks are awesome. Another gift for the Christmas box. You are so far ahead of me in that regard. I really need to figure some things out for gifts this year.

    God bless.

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    1. I work on the Christmas box all year long so it's not so stressful in the fall. Of course it sometimes leads to me making too much!

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  8. Those watermelon socks are very snazzy. How cool there is wool that resembles a watermelon. People's imaginations never cease to amaze me.

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    1. I thought the watermelon theme was pretty cool so I couldn't resist.

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  9. Greetings MA: Thank-you for the information, I will pass on to my friends and their children. love the socks, so pretty, yum watermelon, did you cut it up yet? giggles. Thank-you for the interesting links.

    Catherine

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    1. You're welcome. And no, we haven't cut into the watermelon yet. It needs to ripen a bit more before it's ready to eat.

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  10. Anonymous2:02 PM

    Sherryofcreateology: Hello Dear. IG is not my favorite however I shall check my location status …thank you. I adore your watermelon socks for your #1 Son. Another perfect quote for “We the People”.

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    1. I don't use Instagram but I know a lot of people do. I rather like those socks too so hopefully our son will as well.

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  11. I love those socks! I need to just delete my IG account. I found it pretty useless once they set a limited number of posts under any hashtag I can see (seemed to happen a couple of years ago). I rarely visit anymore. This PSA might be the impetus I need to actually log in and delete my account. One less useless thing on my phone.

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    1. I don't like the fact that they can know where you live - not exactly safe in my estimation. At least there seems to be a workaround, but I'm still not about to open an account.

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  12. LOVE the colorful socks. I'm sure my great grand son would too, because yesterday I was sent a video of him watching his Mom drive a tractor and as my daughter backed the camera we got a look at his socks. One was light blue and one red. His Mom said he chose them and would wear the other pair tomorrow.

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    1. Our son is a chef and the staff in his restaurant always had to check what socks he wore every day so he prided himself on the funkier the better. I think these will go over well.

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