Patent ID: 8156768

Claim:
A method of forming hosiery comprising: knitting a foot portion; knitting a first circumferential toe portion adjoined to the foot portion and having a first stitch length knitted with first and second yarns in a plaited relationship to create a first bulk along the first stitch length; knitting a second circumferential toe portion adjacent the first circumferential toe portion, the second circumferential toe portion having at least two knitted courses, each of the at least two knitted courses having a second stitch length that is less than the first stitch length and a second bulk that is less than the first bulk; knitting a toe clip adjacent the second circumferential toe portion to complete a hosiery blank, the toe clip and at least a portion of the second circumferential toe portion being removable; removing the toe clip and at least a portion of the second circumferential toe portion; stitching the first circumferential toe portion to form a toe seam.