Before I Knew of Yarn Stores

I have nothing against acrylic yarns, or cotton. I've made two nice baby blankets (okay, okay, 1 1/2) out of the Bernat Cotton-tots, and a couple (for real) out of just baby-colored acrylics. I could rub Patons Be Mine on my face all day long. But, indeed, once I discovered stores that sell yarn and only yarn, these skeins kind of slid to the bottom of the stash.