Abstract: Knitted articles, such as footlets, pantyhose and washing bags are provided, each includes a beaded portion forming the top thereof and a body portion connected to the beaded portion. The beaded portion is formed of a plurality of alternate and intermediate courses of Lycra yarn. The intermediate courses comprise a predetermined number of loops and the alternate course comprises a fraction of said predetermined number of loops. The alternate and intermediate courses alternate through the beaded portion starting with an alternate course. The body portion is knitted of a hosiery yarn and includes a plurality of courses, each of which includes the predetermined number of loops.The footlets and pantyhose once knitted in greige are inserted in a greige knitted bag and are dyed therein. The combination of the bag with the footlets or pantyhose therein is thereafter packaged for subsequent sale of the combination.