A medical garment having a graduated pressure profile along a length thereof, comprising: a knitted body; a welt having a separate outer surface and an inner surface joined at and defining an upper end of the garment, including a ground yarn and a plurality of stabilizer elements extending in spaced-apart relation around the welt and along a longitudinal axis of the garment to reduce a tendency for the welt to roll onto itself; and an anti-slip portion formed intermediate the knitted body and the welt and having a textured inner surface increasing anti-slip properties of the garment; characterized in that the garment comprises a circular-knitted stocking for being worn on a leg, and the welt comprises a plurality of knitting revolutions, wherein the stabilizer elements comprise a knitted structure extending substantially longitudinally along a length of the welt on an inner surface thereof, and include: a first feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart stabilizer bar yarns patterned into the welt around a circumference of the welt; a second feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart float yarns patterned into the welt to provide additional bulk to the stabilizer elements; a third feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart stabilizer bar yarns patterned into the welt around the circumference of the welt; and a fourth feed comprising an inlaid 1x1 rib knitted at tuck height. a knitted body; a welt having a separate outer surface and an inner surface joined at and defining an upper end of the garment, including a ground yarn and a plurality of stabilizer elements extending in spaced-apart relation around the welt and along a longitudinal axis of the garment to reduce a tendency for the welt to roll onto itself; and an anti-slip portion formed intermediate the knitted body and the welt and having a textured inner surface increasing anti-slip properties of the garment; characterized in that the garment comprises a circular-knitted stocking for being worn on a leg, and the welt comprises a plurality of knitting revolutions, wherein the stabilizer elements comprise a knitted structure extending substantially longitudinally along a length of the welt on an inner surface thereof, and include: a first feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart stabilizer bar yarns patterned into the welt around a circumference of the welt; a second feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart float yarns patterned into the welt to provide additional bulk to the stabilizer elements; a third feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart stabilizer bar yarns patterned into the welt around the circumference of the welt; and a fourth feed comprising an inlaid 1x1 rib knitted at tuck height. a first feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart stabilizer bar yarns patterned into the welt around a circumference of the welt; a second feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart float yarns patterned into the welt to provide additional bulk to the stabilizer elements; a third feed comprising a jersey knit on all needles with a plurality of spaced-apart stabilizer bar yarns patterned into the welt around the circumference of the welt; and a fourth feed comprising an inlaid 1x1 rib knitted at tuck height.