I love alpaca fur as well, but this is even softer as it is baby alpaca. Jr G is a tall thin man, but I am making this smallish for him to allow for stretching.
You don't want to raise alpacas unless you have a bundle of money. There is a farm near me and I hear about how much they spend with the local vet!
Hee hee, yeah that pretty much sums up why we don't have any yet, and all I really know is how much they cost just to buy. Geepers it's like race horses! ;) They're awful cute though. I love the little "mmmmmm" sounds that they make.