Chembu🌺🧶
@chembarathi.bsky.social
Autistic(she/they) ~Bangalore,India ~
Maker of beautiful things 🧶
Bedbound by #MECFS and
Appreciate all kinds of Support through
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https://ko-fi.com/chembarathi
Maker of beautiful things 🧶
Bedbound by #MECFS and
Appreciate all kinds of Support through
https://chembarathicrafts.dm2buy.com/
https://ko-fi.com/chembarathi
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Chembu🌺🧶
@chembarathi.bsky.social
· Nov 23
PSA for #Malayali or people from #Keralam - We have two active feeds
1. നീലാകാശം feed which picks up all the posts in Malayalam
bsky.app/profile/did:...
2. Keralam Sky for which I maintain a user list - @me if you want to be added/removed
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Both feeds are fairly active feeds!
1. നീലാകാശം feed which picks up all the posts in Malayalam
bsky.app/profile/did:...
2. Keralam Sky for which I maintain a user list - @me if you want to be added/removed
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Both feeds are fairly active feeds!
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Hey #knitsky, I'm curious:
Within your own color scheme, what are your neutral colors?
Thinking about the beigification discourse and going through my wardrobe led me to realize that my clothes + what I knit falls either in the red-olive or blue-teal spectrum, and so my neutral colors, as in: goes
Within your own color scheme, what are your neutral colors?
Thinking about the beigification discourse and going through my wardrobe led me to realize that my clothes + what I knit falls either in the red-olive or blue-teal spectrum, and so my neutral colors, as in: goes
December 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Hey #knitsky, I'm curious:
Within your own color scheme, what are your neutral colors?
Thinking about the beigification discourse and going through my wardrobe led me to realize that my clothes + what I knit falls either in the red-olive or blue-teal spectrum, and so my neutral colors, as in: goes
Within your own color scheme, what are your neutral colors?
Thinking about the beigification discourse and going through my wardrobe led me to realize that my clothes + what I knit falls either in the red-olive or blue-teal spectrum, and so my neutral colors, as in: goes
Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew.
It's the same when love comes to an end,
or the marriage fails and people say
they knew it was a mistake, that everybody
said it would never work. That she was
old enough to know better. But anything
worth doing is worth doing badly.
-Jack Gilbert
#Poetry 💙📚👀
It's the same when love comes to an end,
or the marriage fails and people say
they knew it was a mistake, that everybody
said it would never work. That she was
old enough to know better. But anything
worth doing is worth doing badly.
-Jack Gilbert
#Poetry 💙📚👀
December 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew.
It's the same when love comes to an end,
or the marriage fails and people say
they knew it was a mistake, that everybody
said it would never work. That she was
old enough to know better. But anything
worth doing is worth doing badly.
-Jack Gilbert
#Poetry 💙📚👀
It's the same when love comes to an end,
or the marriage fails and people say
they knew it was a mistake, that everybody
said it would never work. That she was
old enough to know better. But anything
worth doing is worth doing badly.
-Jack Gilbert
#Poetry 💙📚👀
You get killed now and then, violated in various ways. (And sometimes it's turn about.)
You get tired of that. Long-suffering, you wait
and pray, and maybe good things come - maybe
the hurt slackens and you hardly feel it any more.
You have a breath without pain. It is called happiness.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
You get tired of that. Long-suffering, you wait
and pray, and maybe good things come - maybe
the hurt slackens and you hardly feel it any more.
You have a breath without pain. It is called happiness.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
December 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
You get killed now and then, violated in various ways. (And sometimes it's turn about.)
You get tired of that. Long-suffering, you wait
and pray, and maybe good things come - maybe
the hurt slackens and you hardly feel it any more.
You have a breath without pain. It is called happiness.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
You get tired of that. Long-suffering, you wait
and pray, and maybe good things come - maybe
the hurt slackens and you hardly feel it any more.
You have a breath without pain. It is called happiness.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
PP is Hibiscus ing 🧶😁 I am glad that the things I make get to breathe some mountain air. 🥰
Wearing the beanie @chembarathi.bsky.social made. It's super comfy and I love it so sooo much.
December 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
PP is Hibiscus ing 🧶😁 I am glad that the things I make get to breathe some mountain air. 🥰
Reposted by Chembu🌺🧶
Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
Reposted by Chembu🌺🧶
solidarity with all queer people estranged from or stuck having a shitty time with bigoted family today
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
solidarity with all queer people estranged from or stuck having a shitty time with bigoted family today
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What's it like to be a human
the bird asked
I myself don't know
it's being held prisoner by your skin
while reaching infinity
being a captive of your scrap of time
while touching eternity
being hopelessly uncertain
and helplessly hopeful
-ANNA KAMIEŃSKA
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
the bird asked
I myself don't know
it's being held prisoner by your skin
while reaching infinity
being a captive of your scrap of time
while touching eternity
being hopelessly uncertain
and helplessly hopeful
-ANNA KAMIEŃSKA
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
December 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
What's it like to be a human
the bird asked
I myself don't know
it's being held prisoner by your skin
while reaching infinity
being a captive of your scrap of time
while touching eternity
being hopelessly uncertain
and helplessly hopeful
-ANNA KAMIEŃSKA
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
the bird asked
I myself don't know
it's being held prisoner by your skin
while reaching infinity
being a captive of your scrap of time
while touching eternity
being hopelessly uncertain
and helplessly hopeful
-ANNA KAMIEŃSKA
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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It’s not you, it’s your lack of alt text.
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It’s not you, it’s your lack of alt text.
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Can share now that these have been gifted. Presenting the Christmas ornaments I’ve been giggling about for days. Especially the Cheshire Cat one.
Pattern from YouTube. They’re perfect really. I mean is this not the exact view you have of your cat as soon as the holiday tree goes up? So silly! 😆
Pattern from YouTube. They’re perfect really. I mean is this not the exact view you have of your cat as soon as the holiday tree goes up? So silly! 😆
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Can share now that these have been gifted. Presenting the Christmas ornaments I’ve been giggling about for days. Especially the Cheshire Cat one.
Pattern from YouTube. They’re perfect really. I mean is this not the exact view you have of your cat as soon as the holiday tree goes up? So silly! 😆
Pattern from YouTube. They’re perfect really. I mean is this not the exact view you have of your cat as soon as the holiday tree goes up? So silly! 😆
🧶 Took only 20 days to do the rest of the doll!! Now I am praying that nephew identifies this one as Ronaldo. But isn't he so cute??🥹
Will see if I can make a tiny football charm too.
Guess who is proud of embroidery skills? 🤭
#crochetsky #amigurumi #bsnm
Will see if I can make a tiny football charm too.
Guess who is proud of embroidery skills? 🤭
#crochetsky #amigurumi #bsnm
December 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🧶 Took only 20 days to do the rest of the doll!! Now I am praying that nephew identifies this one as Ronaldo. But isn't he so cute??🥹
Will see if I can make a tiny football charm too.
Guess who is proud of embroidery skills? 🤭
#crochetsky #amigurumi #bsnm
Will see if I can make a tiny football charm too.
Guess who is proud of embroidery skills? 🤭
#crochetsky #amigurumi #bsnm
Open your heart to who you are, right now,
Not who you would like to be,
Not the saint you are striving to become,
But the being right here before you, inside you, around you.
All of you is holy.
You are already more and less
Than whatever you can know.
Breathe out,
Touch in,
Let go.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
Not who you would like to be,
Not the saint you are striving to become,
But the being right here before you, inside you, around you.
All of you is holy.
You are already more and less
Than whatever you can know.
Breathe out,
Touch in,
Let go.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
December 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Open your heart to who you are, right now,
Not who you would like to be,
Not the saint you are striving to become,
But the being right here before you, inside you, around you.
All of you is holy.
You are already more and less
Than whatever you can know.
Breathe out,
Touch in,
Let go.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
Not who you would like to be,
Not the saint you are striving to become,
But the being right here before you, inside you, around you.
All of you is holy.
You are already more and less
Than whatever you can know.
Breathe out,
Touch in,
Let go.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
Reposted by Chembu🌺🧶
“I have lost friends, some by death...others by sheer inability to cross the street."
- Virginia Woolf
- Virginia Woolf
December 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
“I have lost friends, some by death...others by sheer inability to cross the street."
- Virginia Woolf
- Virginia Woolf
🧦🧶 Guess who just finished 20th Pair of socks in this year! I was aiming for at least one pair for a month if I can keep up without worsening any of my symptoms. So soo happy that I could. 🥰
This is the cotton version of Ilana Socks. So pretty!!!
This is the cotton version of Ilana Socks. So pretty!!!
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🧦🧶 Guess who just finished 20th Pair of socks in this year! I was aiming for at least one pair for a month if I can keep up without worsening any of my symptoms. So soo happy that I could. 🥰
This is the cotton version of Ilana Socks. So pretty!!!
This is the cotton version of Ilana Socks. So pretty!!!
Reposted by Chembu🌺🧶
@lucidillusions.in writes amazing stuff . Please reshare and check his ko-fi
All right I need one more commission to help me out this week!
Please be nice and hit the reshare <3
p.s. I have a few more commissions on @ko-fi.com, if you'd like to check: ko-fi.com/lucidillusio...
#WriterSky #KofiChallenge #AmWriting #BSNM #CommissionsOpen #KofiExclusiveChallenge #Gifts
Please be nice and hit the reshare <3
p.s. I have a few more commissions on @ko-fi.com, if you'd like to check: ko-fi.com/lucidillusio...
#WriterSky #KofiChallenge #AmWriting #BSNM #CommissionsOpen #KofiExclusiveChallenge #Gifts
December 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@lucidillusions.in writes amazing stuff . Please reshare and check his ko-fi
Reposted by Chembu🌺🧶
Jane, the Fox & Me is a simple and tender graphic novel about bullying, loneliness, and finding refuge in books. Through quiet moments, soft illustrations, and Jane Eyre, it captures how small connections can gently restore self-worth and hope. 💙📚 #BookSky #GraphicNovels
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Jane, the Fox & Me is a simple and tender graphic novel about bullying, loneliness, and finding refuge in books. Through quiet moments, soft illustrations, and Jane Eyre, it captures how small connections can gently restore self-worth and hope. 💙📚 #BookSky #GraphicNovels
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today
Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today
Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
December 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today
Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today
Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
#Poetry 💙📚👀
The limitary nature of a wall
Is partial only, to keep out dogs and insects,
Contain the furniture, exclude the rain.
....
Memory
Knows no walls. They are elementary limits.
Only a fool would cut the sea with a knife,
Or say to a wind: Exceed this line at your peril.
-
Hyam Plutzik
#Poetry 💙📚👀
Is partial only, to keep out dogs and insects,
Contain the furniture, exclude the rain.
....
Memory
Knows no walls. They are elementary limits.
Only a fool would cut the sea with a knife,
Or say to a wind: Exceed this line at your peril.
-
Hyam Plutzik
#Poetry 💙📚👀
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The limitary nature of a wall
Is partial only, to keep out dogs and insects,
Contain the furniture, exclude the rain.
....
Memory
Knows no walls. They are elementary limits.
Only a fool would cut the sea with a knife,
Or say to a wind: Exceed this line at your peril.
-
Hyam Plutzik
#Poetry 💙📚👀
Is partial only, to keep out dogs and insects,
Contain the furniture, exclude the rain.
....
Memory
Knows no walls. They are elementary limits.
Only a fool would cut the sea with a knife,
Or say to a wind: Exceed this line at your peril.
-
Hyam Plutzik
#Poetry 💙📚👀
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My Plum #Cake with rum got featured in The Nod Mag WHEEEEEEEE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🥳🌼✨✨💃💃
thenodmag.com/content/best...
#mumbai #India 🍜
thenodmag.com/content/best...
#mumbai #India 🍜
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My Plum #Cake with rum got featured in The Nod Mag WHEEEEEEEE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🥳🌼✨✨💃💃
thenodmag.com/content/best...
#mumbai #India 🍜
thenodmag.com/content/best...
#mumbai #India 🍜
#ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 Some Grey, white and bright from my end for this week's prompt. I was thinking that I don't have any, then I remembered I have 🧦 😁
#knitsky
#knitsky
December 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 Some Grey, white and bright from my end for this week's prompt. I was thinking that I don't have any, then I remembered I have 🧦 😁
#knitsky
#knitsky
I was sure that I won't be getting any orders this year and was forcing myself to concentrate on the messi and ronaldo dolls I am making for nephews. Today I got an order for the Snowhite doll(for someone's niece) and think the Universe wants me to spend the rest of this year in #amigurumi hell. 🧶
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I was sure that I won't be getting any orders this year and was forcing myself to concentrate on the messi and ronaldo dolls I am making for nephews. Today I got an order for the Snowhite doll(for someone's niece) and think the Universe wants me to spend the rest of this year in #amigurumi hell. 🧶
I think the life I want
is the life I have, but how can I be sure? There are days when I give up on my body
but not the world. I am alive.
I know this. Alive now
to see the world, to see the river rupture everything with its light.
- Hieu Minh Nguyen
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
is the life I have, but how can I be sure? There are days when I give up on my body
but not the world. I am alive.
I know this. Alive now
to see the world, to see the river rupture everything with its light.
- Hieu Minh Nguyen
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
December 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I think the life I want
is the life I have, but how can I be sure? There are days when I give up on my body
but not the world. I am alive.
I know this. Alive now
to see the world, to see the river rupture everything with its light.
- Hieu Minh Nguyen
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
is the life I have, but how can I be sure? There are days when I give up on my body
but not the world. I am alive.
I know this. Alive now
to see the world, to see the river rupture everything with its light.
- Hieu Minh Nguyen
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Someone in insta told me that they admire my knitting speed and productivity. People have no idea that it is the only thing that I am able to do from my bed. My sleep has been so much worse after an outing I did ten days ago and I haven't slept a wink last night. #pwme
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Someone in insta told me that they admire my knitting speed and productivity. People have no idea that it is the only thing that I am able to do from my bed. My sleep has been so much worse after an outing I did ten days ago and I haven't slept a wink last night. #pwme
I part the out thrusting branches
and come in beneath
the blessed and the blessing trees. Though I am silent
there is singing around me.
Though I am dark
there is vision around me.
Though I am heavy
there is flight around me.
- Wendell Berry
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
and come in beneath
the blessed and the blessing trees. Though I am silent
there is singing around me.
Though I am dark
there is vision around me.
Though I am heavy
there is flight around me.
- Wendell Berry
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
December 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I part the out thrusting branches
and come in beneath
the blessed and the blessing trees. Though I am silent
there is singing around me.
Though I am dark
there is vision around me.
Though I am heavy
there is flight around me.
- Wendell Berry
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
and come in beneath
the blessed and the blessing trees. Though I am silent
there is singing around me.
Though I am dark
there is vision around me.
Though I am heavy
there is flight around me.
- Wendell Berry
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
It often does not take more than that to help at times-
to just be close to creatures who are so full of knowing, so full of love that they don't -chat,
they just gaze with their marvelous understanding.
-
St. John of the Cross
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
to just be close to creatures who are so full of knowing, so full of love that they don't -chat,
they just gaze with their marvelous understanding.
-
St. John of the Cross
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It often does not take more than that to help at times-
to just be close to creatures who are so full of knowing, so full of love that they don't -chat,
they just gaze with their marvelous understanding.
-
St. John of the Cross
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
to just be close to creatures who are so full of knowing, so full of love that they don't -chat,
they just gaze with their marvelous understanding.
-
St. John of the Cross
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀