Rotary knitting machine

The present invention relates to a rotary knitting machine (100) and an associated method for operating a rotary knitting machine (100). A rotary knitting machine (100) has a plurality of first knitting material carriers (200a), a plurality of second knitting material carriers (200b), a movement unit, a drive and a controller. The movement unit is arranged and designed to move, between a first position and a second position, a repositioning element (300) associated with a first woven material carrier (200a), respectively. The drive is designed to drive a plurality of first knitting material carriers (200a) in rotation about a common knitting center in a first direction of rotation; and driving a plurality of second woven material carriers (200b) to rotate about the common weaving center in a second rotational direction different from the first rotational direction. The controller is further designed to control the movement unit such that a movement of at least one of the repositioning units (300) can be adjus