The invention discloses a cross-stitch machine, and belongs to a sewing machine, in particular to a cross-stitch machine replacing hand-embroidered cross stitch work. The cross-stitch machine comprises a needle bar mechanism positioned on the front part of a handpiece, and a shuttle mechanism positioned under a panel; and the cross-stitch machine is characterized in that: the needle bar mechanism consists of a needle bar provided with double needle heads, a needle bar up-and-down movement mechanism and a needle bar reciprocating rotation mechanism; and the shuttle mechanism consists of a bidirectional shuttle, a shuttle fastener, and a shuttle reciprocating control mechanism. The invention provides a novel sewing machine, which can form cross stitches and replace hand-embroidered cross stitch work, has the efficiency 5 to 10 times higher than that of the manual embroidery, realizes the mechanization of the cross-stitch, and facilitates the popularization of cross-stitch products.