Don't get me wrong - I'm so not a yarn snob. I'm totally fine using man-made fiber. Readily available, easily cleanable, and cheap. There's even some pretty neat and soft ones out there. However, this?This would be the evil Red Heart my husband chose for his Linux Illusion Scarf. This is the same super scratchy, calling to be made into a hideous granny square afghan stuff that your mother bought for you to learn with due to it's super cheapness factor. And all MathMan kept saying was that he wanted greyscale. Yecch!