2022 Nov 17 - Using Excel to plot Punch Card templates?

Today at work I was inspired. I thought what if I plotted the punch cards I want to punch by creating a template in Microsoft Excel which when printed could be placed over punch card material and cut.

Tonight I tried it. Wouldn’t you know it!? Excel won’t use exact measurements (even when set at those row height and column widths). Grrr.

How to make graph paper that will print in Excel


Does anyone out there know of a inexpensive/free plot a design/print and use like this? I have no interest in buying a cricut.


I came across the iOS iPhone app: STITCH SKETCH - which might be worth looking into.

Also I had Laura recommend the desktop computer application: KNIT BIRD which was discontinued in 2019 and now freely available. I tinker with it and was pleased it allowed customized rows and stitch counts

With each of the above: I’m unsure if charted patterns would print as a transfer template or not (to transfer onto an actual punch card)