diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/init.lua
index 604bb5773..6d9589c1b 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/init.lua
@@ -32,47 +32,6 @@ local colors = {
 local base_color_ratio = 224
 local layer_ratio = 255
 
-local patterns = {
-	"border",
-	"bricks",
-	"circle",
-	"creeper",
-	"cross",
-	"curly_border",
-	"diagonal_left",
-	"diagonal_right",
-	"diagonal_up_left",
-	"diagonal_up_right",
-	"flower",	
-	"gradient",
-	"gradient_up",
-	"half_horizontal_bottom",
-	"half_horizontal",
-	"half_vertical",
-	"half_vertical_right",
-	"thing",
-	"rhombus",
-	"skull",
-	"small_stripes",
-	"square_bottom_left",
-	"square_bottom_right",
-	"square_top_left",
-	"square_top_right",
-	"straight_cross",
-	"stripe_bottom",
-	"stripe_center",
-	"stripe_downleft",
-	"stripe_downright",
-	"stripe_left",
-	"stripe_middle",
-	"stripe_right",
-	"stripe_top",
-	"triangle_bottom",
-	"triangles_bottom",
-	"triangles_top",
-	"triangle_top",
-}
-
 -- After destroying the standing banner node
 local on_destruct_standing_banner = function(pos)
 	-- Find this node's banner entity and make it drop as an item
@@ -284,108 +243,7 @@ minetest.register_entity("mcl_banners:standing_banner", {
 	end,
 })
 
-minetest.register_craft_predict(function(itemstack, player, old_craft_grid, craft_inv)
-	if minetest.get_item_group(itemstack:get_name(), "banner") ~= 1 then
-		return
-	end
-
-	local original
-	local index
-	for i = 1, player:get_inventory():get_size("craft") do
-		if minetest.get_item_group(old_craft_grid[i]:get_name(), "banner") == 1 then
-			original = old_craft_grid[i]
-			index = i
-		end
-	end
-	if not original then
-		return
-	end
-
-	local imeta = itemstack:get_meta()
-
-	imeta:set_string("description", "Emblazoned Banner")
-	return itemstack
-end)
-
-
-minetest.register_on_craft(function(itemstack, player, old_craft_grid, craft_inv)
-	if minetest.get_item_group(itemstack:get_name(), "banner") ~= 1 then
-		return
-	end
-
-	local original
-	local index
-	for i = 1, player:get_inventory():get_size("craft") do
-		local itemname = old_craft_grid[i]:get_name()
-		if minetest.get_item_group(itemname, "banner") == 1 then
-			original = old_craft_grid[i]
-			index = i
-		end
-	end
-	if not original then
-		return
-	end
-
-	local ometa = original:get_meta()
-	local layers_raw = ometa:get_string("layers")
-	local layers = minetest.deserialize(layers_raw)
-	if type(layers) ~= "table" then
-		layers = {}
-	end
-
-	table.insert(layers, {pattern="circle", color = "unicolor_yellow"})
-
-	local imeta = itemstack:get_meta()
-	imeta:set_string("layers", minetest.serialize(layers))
-
-	imeta:set_string("description", "Emblazoned Banner")
-	return itemstack
-end)
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	recipe = {
-		{ "", "", "" },
-		{ "", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", "" },
-		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_dye:yellow" },
-	},
-	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
-})
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	recipe = {
-		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_dye:yellow" },
-		{ "", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", "" },
-		{ "", "", "" },
-	},
-	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
-})
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	recipe = {
-		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "", "" },
-		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", "" },
-		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "", "" },
-	},
-	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
-})
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	recipe = {
-		{ "", "mcl_dye:yellow", "" },
-		{ "", "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", },
-		{ "", "mcl_dye:yellow", "" },
-	},
-	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
-})
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	recipe = {
-		{ "", "", "mcl_dye:yellow", },
-		{ "", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", "mcl_dye:yellow", },
-		{ "", "", "mcl_dye:yellow" },
-	},
-	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
-})
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath("mcl_banners").."/patterncraft.lua")
 
 minetest.register_craft({
 	type = "fuel",
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/patterncraft.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/patterncraft.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..699a1a6fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/patterncraft.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+local patterns = {
+	"border",
+	"bricks",
+	"circle",
+	"creeper",
+	"cross",
+	"curly_border",
+	"diagonal_left",
+	"diagonal_right",
+	"diagonal_up_left",
+	"diagonal_up_right",
+	"flower",	
+	"gradient",
+	"gradient_up",
+	"half_horizontal_bottom",
+	"half_horizontal",
+	"half_vertical",
+	"half_vertical_right",
+	"thing",
+	"rhombus",
+	"skull",
+	"small_stripes",
+	"square_bottom_left",
+	"square_bottom_right",
+	"square_top_left",
+	"square_top_right",
+	"straight_cross",
+	"stripe_bottom",
+	"stripe_center",
+	"stripe_downleft",
+	"stripe_downright",
+	"stripe_left",
+	"stripe_middle",
+	"stripe_right",
+	"stripe_top",
+	"triangle_bottom",
+	"triangles_bottom",
+	"triangles_top",
+	"triangle_top",
+}
+
+minetest.register_craft_predict(function(itemstack, player, old_craft_grid, craft_inv)
+	if minetest.get_item_group(itemstack:get_name(), "banner") ~= 1 then
+		return
+	end
+
+	local original
+	local index
+	for i = 1, player:get_inventory():get_size("craft") do
+		if minetest.get_item_group(old_craft_grid[i]:get_name(), "banner") == 1 then
+			original = old_craft_grid[i]
+			index = i
+		end
+	end
+	if not original then
+		return
+	end
+
+	local imeta = itemstack:get_meta()
+
+	imeta:set_string("description", "Emblazoned Banner")
+	return itemstack
+end)
+
+
+minetest.register_on_craft(function(itemstack, player, old_craft_grid, craft_inv)
+	if minetest.get_item_group(itemstack:get_name(), "banner") ~= 1 then
+		return
+	end
+
+	local original
+	local index
+	for i = 1, player:get_inventory():get_size("craft") do
+		local itemname = old_craft_grid[i]:get_name()
+		if minetest.get_item_group(itemname, "banner") == 1 then
+			original = old_craft_grid[i]
+			index = i
+		end
+	end
+	if not original then
+		return
+	end
+
+	local ometa = original:get_meta()
+	local layers_raw = ometa:get_string("layers")
+	local layers = minetest.deserialize(layers_raw)
+	if type(layers) ~= "table" then
+		layers = {}
+	end
+
+	table.insert(layers, {pattern="circle", color = "unicolor_yellow"})
+
+	local imeta = itemstack:get_meta()
+	imeta:set_string("layers", minetest.serialize(layers))
+
+	imeta:set_string("description", "Emblazoned Banner")
+	return itemstack
+end)
+
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+	recipe = {
+		{ "", "", "" },
+		{ "", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", "" },
+		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_dye:yellow" },
+	},
+	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
+})
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+	recipe = {
+		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_dye:yellow" },
+		{ "", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", "" },
+		{ "", "", "" },
+	},
+	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
+})
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+	recipe = {
+		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "", "" },
+		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", "" },
+		{ "mcl_dye:yellow", "", "" },
+	},
+	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
+})
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+	recipe = {
+		{ "", "mcl_dye:yellow", "" },
+		{ "", "mcl_dye:yellow", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", },
+		{ "", "mcl_dye:yellow", "" },
+	},
+	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
+})
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+	recipe = {
+		{ "", "", "mcl_dye:yellow", },
+		{ "", "mcl_banners:banner_item_red", "mcl_dye:yellow", },
+		{ "", "", "mcl_dye:yellow" },
+	},
+	output = "mcl_banners:banner_item_red",
+})
+
+