diff --git a/crafting.lua b/crafting.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01c5f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crafting.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = 'abriglass:clear_glass 4', -- intentional lower yield
+	recipe = {
+		{'default:glass', '', 'default:glass' },
+		{'', 'default:glass', '' },
+		{'default:glass', '', 'default:glass' },
+	}
+})
+
+
+local plain_colors = {
+	"green", "blue", "red", "yellow",
+}
+--glass lights
+
+local i
+for i in ipairs(plain_colors) do
+	local name = plain_colors[i]
+	local nodesuffix = 'glass_light_'..name
+
+	minetest.register_craft({
+		output = 'abriglass:'..nodesuffix..' 4',
+		recipe = {
+			{'abriglass:clear_glass', 'default:torch', 'abriglass:clear_glass' },
+			{'abriglass:clear_glass', 'dye:'..name, 'abriglass:clear_glass' },
+		}
+	})
+
+	minetest.register_craft({
+		type = "cooking",
+		recipe = "abriglass:"..nodesuffix,
+		output = "abriglass:clear_glass",
+	})
+end
+
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 4459335..717244b 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Who did it: Shara RedCat.
 
 local is_darklands = true
 
-
 --boring glass because why not?
 
 minetest.register_node("abriglass:clear_glass", {
@@ -22,16 +21,6 @@ minetest.register_node("abriglass:clear_glass", {
 	sounds = default.node_sound_glass_defaults(),
 })
 
-minetest.register_craft({
-	output = 'abriglass:clear_glass 4', -- intentional lower yield
-	recipe = {
-		{'default:glass', '', 'default:glass' },
-		{'', 'default:glass', '' },
-		{'default:glass', '', 'default:glass' },
-	}
-})
-
-
 local plain_colors = {
 	"green", "blue", "red", "yellow",
 }
@@ -56,20 +45,6 @@ for i in ipairs(plain_colors) do
 		drawtype = "glasslike",
 		sounds = default.node_sound_glass_defaults(),
 	})
-
-	minetest.register_craft({
-		output = 'abriglass:'..nodesuffix..' 4',
-		recipe = {
-			{'abriglass:clear_glass', 'default:torch', 'abriglass:clear_glass' },
-			{'abriglass:clear_glass', 'dye:'..name, 'abriglass:clear_glass' },
-		}
-	})
-
-	minetest.register_craft({
-		type = "cooking",
-		recipe = "abriglass:"..nodesuffix,
-		output = "abriglass:clear_glass",
-	})
 end
 
 --crystal, for later use in crafting recipes
@@ -234,4 +209,6 @@ minetest.register_node("abriglass:stained_glass_frosted", {
 	sounds = default.node_sound_glass_defaults(),
 })
 
+local modpath = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
+dofile(modpath.."/crafting.lua")