I could use some help with a gradient yarn cake. :)

I just signed up here recently, and I could already use some help, but I have no idea which forum to ask in... Maybe there’s a kind soul here who can help me out:
I received a (leftover?) ball of gradient yarn cake in shades of pink, along with a note that says “1000 m, 4 strands, continuously mottled”; it weighs 180 g. It seems a little strange to me that 180 g is supposed to have that much yardage? And I don’t have any information about the fiber content or the recommended needle/hook size. Plus, I’ve never worked with this kind of yarn cake before anyway. Can you help me figure out what I could make with it? I’d love to crochet something, but knitting is fine too.
Thank you so much! I look forward to your ideas!
Monika

On my winder, 1,000 m equals 250 g with a 4-ply winding.
The yarn is 50% cotton and 50% polyacrylic.

Thank you very much, CreatOwl!
Then I'll assume that my leftover yarn still has about 700 m of yardage.
The question is what I can make with it, since I'd need more for scarves or shawls.
Best regards
Monika

You should take a look at the patterns—some work well with this yarn. I was also looking for a project that doesn’t use too much yarn, and I found one that works.

Thanks to you too, veronika-t15. Yes, I’m already looking into it, but so far I’ve only found projects that require more yarn.

Oh, right—I forgot—for you, too, of course:
Best regards from Monika
:)

Hi Monika,

I love 2-color shawls, e.g. with 2 colors/Bobbels (whatever you feel like, 2 gradient Bobbels or 1x gradient + 1x solid 😉
"Sudan" cozy crochet shawl with the special color effect - pattern (crazypatterns.net)
I’ve already made it with 2x750m
one of my favorite shawls two-color shawl Finja crochet crochet shawl shoulder shawl triangle shawl (crazypatterns.net)
a bit more complicated but also lovely Crochet shawl // pattern image with two colors (crazypatterns.net)

then this one was lovely too, I made it 3x Crochet pattern shawl "Solofanua" (crazypatterns.net)
I like this one too, it’s also still on my to-do list  Crochet triangle shawl // diagonal color gradient (crazypatterns.net)
Pattern shawl Zickig-zackig-schwarz-weiß (crazypatterns.net)

or if you prefer knitting, maybe this one (still on my to-do list)
Knitting pattern poncho shawl, easy to customize (crazypatterns.net) or this one 
Striped shawl Bumblebee (crazypatterns.net)

So the possibilities are basically endless 😇
Maybe there’s something there for you 😉

Oh yes,
shadow knitting / illusion knitting would be another option.
Something like this, for example: Knit the “Witch” Triangular Shawl: Illusion Knitting (crazypatterns.net)

Or mosaic knitting or slip-stitch knitting, e.g.  
Knitting Pattern for “Poseidon’s Daughter” (crazypatterns.net)
Moira – Triangular Shawl with Slip Stitches (crazypatterns.net)