A knitting machine configured for knitting a knit component (260, 2260) having a first portion (340, 2320) and a second portion (344, 2322), the knitting machine comprising: a knitting bed with a plurality of knitting needles that are arranged along a longitudinal direction, the knitting bed defining a first knitting area and a second knitting area that are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, the first knitting area configured to form the first portion (340, 2320) of the knit component, the second knitting area configured to form the second portion (344, 2322) of the knit component (260, 2260); a feeder assembly (204, 220) that feeds a strand (211, 2211) toward the knitting bed to be incorporated into the knit component (260, 2260); a take-down assembly that includes a first take-down roller (313, 2307) and a second take-down roller (314, 2306), the first take-down roller (313, 2307) configured to rotatably contact and apply tension to the first portion (340, 2320) of the knit component, the second take-down roller (314, 2306) configured to rotatably contact and apply tension to the second portion (344, 2322) of the knit component (260, 2260); wherein the first take-down roller is paired with a first opposing take-down roller that rotates in tandem with the first take-down roller, the first take-down roller and the first opposing take-down roller being configured to receive the first portion of the knit component therebetween, the first take-down roller and the first opposing take-down roller being configured to cooperatively pull the first portion of the knit component away from the first knitting area to apply tension to the first portion of the knit component, a first biasing member that applies a biasing load to the first take-down roller for biasing the first take-down roller toward the first opposing take-down roller; characterized by a first actuator that is operably coupled to the first biasing member, the first actuator operable to actuate to selectively adjust the biasing load to thereby selectively adjust tension applied by the first take-down roller on the first portion of the knit component (260, 2260); a second actuator (331, 2326) that is operably coupled to the second take-down roller (314, 2306), the second actuator (331, 2326) operable to actuate to selectively adjust tension applied by the second take-down roller (314, 2306) on the second portion (344, 2322) of the knit component (260, 2260); and a controller (332, 2332) that is operably coupled to the first actuator and the second actuator (331, 2326) to selectively and independently control actuation of the first actuator (330, 2327) and the second actuator (331, 2326). a knitting bed with a plurality of knitting needles that are arranged along a longitudinal direction, the knitting bed defining a first knitting area and a second knitting area that are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, the first knitting area configured to form the first portion (340, 2320) of the knit component, the second knitting area configured to form the second portion (344, 2322) of the knit component (260, 2260); a feeder assembly (204, 220) that feeds a strand (211, 2211) toward the knitting bed to be incorporated into the knit component (260, 2260); a take-down assembly that includes a first take-down roller (313, 2307) and a second take-down roller (314, 2306), the first take-down roller (313, 2307) configured to rotatably contact and apply tension to the first portion (340, 2320) of the knit component, the second take-down roller (314, 2306) configured to rotatably contact and apply tension to the second portion (344, 2322) of the knit component (260, 2260);