Microsoft Excel is associated with databases and statistical information, but it is also a very useful tool for knitwear design, providing both blank graph paper and proportioned paper for the drawing of designs,

Blank Graph Paper

Excel can be used to produce blank graph paper. By simply changing the row height and column width to match each other (eg 20 pixels each), it is possible to print a sheet of paper suitable for sketching out your design.

Remember to use the border formatting to show the lines separating your cells/stitches. It is also possible, using the same function, to make some lines bolder than others, for example every fifth or tenth cell, to make counting easier.