I have seen stitching that uses variegated yarn to create small patches of solid color - it looks like three different yarns were used, but it was really just one skein of variegated yarn. Sorry, I don’t know exactly how to explain it…
Does anyone know where I can find stitch patters that make good use of variegated yarn in this manner? I LOVE working with the stuff, but find myself sticking to stockinette stitch because anything fancier looks gaudy to me.