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An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid.

It resembles a small llama in appearance.

Crochet is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook.

The name is derived from the French term "crochet", meaning small hook.

These are made of materials such as metal, wood, or plastic and are manufactured commercially and produced in artisan workshops.

The salient difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before proceeding with the next one, while knitting keeps a large number of stitches open at a time.

(Variant forms such as Tunisian crochet and broomstick lace keep multiple crochet stitches open at a time).

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a , or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the family of Malvaceae.

The fiber is almost pure cellulose.

Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will tend to increase the dispersal of the seeds.

Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric.

Knitting creates multiple loops of yarn, called stitches, in a line or tube.

Knitting has multiple active stitches on the needle at one time.

Knitted fabric consists of a number of consecutive rows of interlocking loops.

As each row progresses, a newly created loop is pulled through one or more loops from the prior row, placed on the gaining needle, and the loops from the prior row are then pulled off the other needle.

The Merino or jackson sheep is an economically influential breed of sheep prized for its wool.

The breed originated in Spain, but the modern Merino was domesticated in New Zealand and Australia.

Today, Merinos are still regarded as having some of the finest and softest wool of any sheep.

Poll Merinos have no horns (or very small stubs, known as scurs), and horned Merino rams have long, spiral horns which grow close to the head.