Our Credentials

"When you are passionate about something, people around you draw upon your energy and become passionate themselves.” 

Dean of Skills & Techniques

Florence (Flo) Smith

 Flo Smith, Dean of Skills & Techniques, learned at an early age that knitting was something that she wanted as a life skill. It went beyond just making mistakes and learning how to fix them. It was about learning the language and helping others to learn it as well. Throughout her knitting career, she has worked to continually challenge herself not just in the complexity of projects, but also in learning new techniques. As Dean of Skills & Techniques, Flo is able to share her extensive knowledge with others. Not just basic information, sometimes she shares the historical ‘back’ story for a technique.

At Moore Yarn, Flo is sometimes known as Dr. Flo and loves it when someone comes in with their knitting or crochet project that has gone astray. She has developed a ‘minds-eye’ for seeing what the stitches should look like and getting a project back on track. Today her favorite knitting projects usually involve lace knitting and she often adds beads for a bit of sparkle.

While knowing “enough” crochet to get by, she has become more serious about crocheting during the last 3 years, focusing on thread crochet projects like doilies, tubular bead crochet jewelry and vintage beaded bags. Flo also Tats, does Tunisian Crochet, and dabbles in Kumihimo and Lucet Braiding.

Mitzy Moore

About 6 years ago, Mitzy decided to learn to knit because it was something that she always wanted to learn. It has become her passion and she is always looking for new ways to challenge herself. Mitzy has become the local guru on knit amigurumi and rekown for her collection of animals known as "Mitzy's Menagerie". Mitzy is most at home at her Yarn shop - Moore Yarn at Airport Plaza. She loves to meet new people and help them get started with new projects, pick out colors share her knowledge. Her vision for the shop is as a comfortable, second home for knitters and crocheters, where it is not important where the yarn or materials came from... although she admits that selling yarn and presenting classes are crucial elements in the equation. 

Although she learned how to crochet in Arts & Crafts in Elementary school, she did not continue it until just recently when she taught herself to make a crochet bag and then moved to hats (infants, children and adults) and her latest creations "The Pudgy Bunch" - a bear, bunny and pig.