Good yarn for an afghan?

[Roo]

My cousin is getting married in June and I'm going to make an afghan for her as a wedding present. Her and her husband-to-be are artists and love bright colors, so I'm going to do something colorful. I'm thinking of just doing a C2C afghan - I've never done one before but I love the look of them. I worry that's not "special" enough, though... Either way, what yarn do most of you use for afghans? I tend to default to Caron Simply Soft for everything, but since an afghan is so big and Simply Soft isn't, you know, super cheap, I was wondering if maybe Red Heart Super Saver would be okay? I want it to be nice, though, so I'm not opposed to spending a little extra on the yarn. Suggestions, please, and thank you!

[Avon Lady]

I've made many afghans out of RH super Saver, and I love it!  Some that I made years ago are holding up very well!  Of course, since we send afghans to Veterans' Hospitals, we don't hear about their wear, but I'm sure they wear well!  And--they are affordable, and have many great colors!

[yarn_monkey]

I like Bernat Super Value. Not much more expensive than RHSS and I think it feels so much better and holds up well! 

[Roo]

I ended up going with Simply Soft - the others didn't have the colors she wanted (light purple, light blue, and light green). I'm going to start another afghan project, though, and Bernat Super Value sounds perfect! Thanks!

[ReniC]

It's probably too late but, my choice for most gift afghan is Lion Brand- Vanna's Choice. Work easily, holds up well and cleans well also. Plus, there are 67 colors to choose from. I like their Vanna's Choice Baby yarn also. I can't wait to get my destashing completed so I can buy more of this yarn.