The method of producing a tubular knitted item (10), in particular a leg for apair of tights,involves preceding the normal basic knit with a start that involves knitting,on only a portionof the needles on p first courses (11, 12) and on all of the needles on qsubsequent courses(13, 14), an elastane yarn (21) covered with a water-soluble yarn (22); then,once the item hasbeen knitted, the item undergoes an aqueous treatment, for example combinedwith dyeing,so as to make the water-soluble yam (22) covering disappear, whereby the p+qcourses(11-14) of knitted elastane that precede the normal basic knit are kept on theedge of the item.
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