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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001026179-07-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060908
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070226

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KNOT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001062292
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-NONSTORE RETAILERS [5960]
		IRS NUMBER:				133895178
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		462 BROADWAY 6TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10013
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2122198555

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		462 BROADWAY, 6TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10013

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Federated Retail Holdings Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001026179
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-DEPARTMENT STORES [5311]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28271
		FILM NUMBER:		07648017

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7 WEST SEVENTH STREET
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5135797000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7 WEST SEVENTH STREET
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MAY DEPARTMENT STORES CO /NY/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961031
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    <periodOfReport>2006-09-08</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>KNOT INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>KNOT</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Federated Retail Holdings Inc</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>7 WEST SEVENTH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CINCINNATI</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>OH</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>45202</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-09-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>86740</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                    <value>3662487</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">As a result of the September 8, 2006 merger of WeddingChannel.com, Inc. and The Knot, Inc., the 9,487,112 shares of WeddingChannel.com owned by Federated Corporate Services, Inc. were converted into the right to receive 86,740 shares of The Knot, Inc. and $4,169,562 in cash.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Prior to the acquisition by Federated Department Stores, Inc. (&quot;Federated&quot;), The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation (&quot;May&quot;) owned 3,575,747 shares of The Knot, Inc. in the name of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation (now known as Federated Retail Holdings, Inc. (&quot;FRHI&quot;)).  Following the acquisition of May, Federated transferred ownership of these shares from FRHI to Federated Corporate Services, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Federated Retail Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as The May Department Stores Company) owns the shares of The Knot, Inc. in the name of its wholly owned subsidiary, Federated Corporate Services, Inc.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Dennis J. Broderick, President, Federated Retail Holdings, Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-02-26</signatureDate>
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