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Aunt Dot IllustrativeEdinburgh · 1d
Drawing of Aunt Dot at her kitchen table in a cream cable-knit sweater holding up an old sepia photo of herself, a gray tabby cat sniffing the teapot.
Aunt Dot Illustrative@auntiedot_knits · Edinburgh · 1d ThenThe original moment · Nov 11, 2026

Then and now. Knitted this jumper in 1971 for a dance in Leith. Fifty-five years later it still fits, more or less. So does the attitude. Haggis remains unimpressed.

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June

Fifty-five years and still a perfect fit. Dot, you have outdone us all.

Priya

Then and now made me tear up. Your hands are magic.

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