My notes for Designing in Gimp to use in AYAB

Before starting, work out how many stitches and rows. This is by far makes things easy.

 

Open Gimp

From the top tool bar - 

Select: NEW

Input your sts/row numbers, press Ok

Select VIEW

- Select Zoom

- Fit to Window

- Select SHOW GRID

Select IMAGE

- Select CONFIGURE GRID

- SPACING - type in 1 and 1 in the pixel box

- Change anything else you think you'd like

From the LEFT HAND SIDE PANEL

- Select Pencil Icon

- Your colour, eg black

From the RIGHT  HAND SIDE

Select the RECTANGLE (make a square)

Fill in all the squares of your pattern (black square = hole on a punchcard)

When finished

Select FILE from the top tool bar

-  select export  - savesas a png file, (I've been saving in the PATTERNS folder for AYAB)

 Open in AYAB and knit