Modern-day acrylics are nothing like the stuff our parents and grandparents used 30 years ago. I've done a couple of Baby Surprise Jackets with Plymouth Encore (or maybe it's Patons Decor; I think of them as being interchangeable, so I'm not sure without going downstairs) and they're well-loved. And the sweaters I make for my nephews each Christmas are always acrylic or an acrylic/wool blend, and the boys love 'em.

I finished an "ASJ" (he's 5, so not exactly an adult) for Nephew A for Christmas and am *cough* still working on Nephew B's top-down raglan. I'm also working on a really plain cardie for myself that has only one nice detail - a column of embossed hearts down the left. VERY happy with it, and annoyed that I kinda need to finish B's sweater before I finish my sleeves. Hopefully I'll get both done by next Th :)

There was a sale on yarn at Fred Meyer's (our local Kroger chain), three for the price of two, so I got organic cotton and 100% wool on sale. Even not on sale, I've found some of the natural fibers for not a lot more than acrylic.