Abstract: A method for knitting hosiery or similar tubular knit structures, and hosiery knitted according to the method, are disclosed. A plurality of first courses are knitted on a circular knitting machine using a first group of needles being a fraction of the total number of needles on the machine. Selected needles of the first group are taken out of action, but the final course knitted is retained on the needles out of action. The needles still in action are used to knit a plurality of second courses. After the second courses are complete, the needles out of action are brought back into action, and a third plurality of courses is knitted using all the needles of the first group. The second plurality of courses folds over upon itself to form a double layer of adjacent courses surrounding an opening. Further courses are knitted using more needles, the number of needles in action determining the size of the hose.