Footlet as well as a method for producing such a footlet

A footlet provided with a heel portion formed by knitting, a toe portion, and a middle portion located between the heel portion and the toe portion, the middle portion comprises lateral sides that extend between the heel portion and the toe portion on either side of the footlet, the heel portion, the lateral sides, and the toe portion forming an opening of the footlet, wherein the heel portion is provided with a knitted elastic band terminating at the lateral sides and forming an edge along the opening,

• characterised in that the elastic band is folded in two forming an inner layer and an outer layer of the elastic band that are joined together by knitting the inner layer and outer layer of the folded elastic band together, with the inner layer facing the toe portion and the outer layer remote from the toe portion, wherein the inner layer facing the toe portion is provided with an anti-slip element applied thereto, the anti-slip element applied to the inner layer and terminating with the inner layer of the elastic band at the lateral sides, wherein only the inner layer of the elastic band of the heel portion is provided with the anti-slip element applied thereto.