I have collected a variety of amazingly wonderful skeins of yarn that are variegated. ....just one skein.  Here is a listing of patterns that call for two or three or four colors that are perfect for using one skein of variegated:  

On the Spice Market by Melanie Berg:

This version calls for only three colors.  Melanie's original pattern called for more.  But the lady who made the one below called it My Corona and I have a photo that names her on another blog post.  The three colors below are an orange, a tan and a variegated.  REALLY pretty!

Asymmetrical shawls

I am getting close to the end of my  Orbit pattern using Araucania Prisma yarn.  And I think that I want to just keep knitting until I run out of yarn.  But will it be too big?  So I measured this morning and the long side is about 36 inches....hard to tell for sure until it is blocked but that is my best guess.  So I googled what is the best size for an asymetrical shawl.  And while I haven't found the answer to that question yet, I have found a few things that I want to remember.

First is a great article from Interweave knits explaining different ways to start and proceed when making an asymmetrical shawl as well as several photos of finished projects.

https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/shawl-shapes-explained-asymmetrical-triangles/

Next I looked on Ravelry at shawl projects and realized that I had made a pattern in the past called Wendy's Fern that is similar in shape to the one that I am working on.  I tried it on and am reassured that I can keep knitting until I am out of yarn.  I believe that this shawl is going to be great with jeans this fall.