Ahoy to the captain of the black purl

The following is a conversation a friend and I had arising out of this post.

Friend: If I ever become a pirate, I'm going to name my ship the Black Purl.

Me: Hehe...that's so cool. It could be the sister ship of the Dreaded Doily and we could invite the pilates pirates to entertain us. I still need a pirate name though.

Friend: We could be a fleet (Armada? Something?) of knitting pirates! I need a pirate name too.

Me: The Yarrrn Armada? (The Yarrnmada just sounds silly.) We could plunder and pillage and search for lost yarn treasure. (Addis, Zara...it would be beautiful) What would be a good knitting pirate name?

Friend: I like that kind of treasure. I don't know. I'm not good at names.

(The worrying thing is - that is a normal conversation for us.)