diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 904cbc2..0000814 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -19,12 +19,22 @@ craftguide.register_craft_type("digging", {
 ```Lua
 craftguide.register_craft({
 	type   = "digging",
-	width  = 1,
 	result = "default:cobble 2",
 	items  = {"default:stone"},
 })
 ```
 
+```Lua
+craftguide.register_craft({
+	result = "default:cobble 16",
+	items  = {
+		"default:stone, default:stone, default:stone",
+		"default:stone,              , default:stone",
+		"default:stone, default:stone, default:stone",
+	}
+})
+```
+
 Recipes can also be registered in a Minecraft-like way:
 
 ```Lua
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 971c7ff..494345a 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ local function is_str(x)
 	return type(x) == "string"
 end
 
-local function is_num(x)
-	return type(x) == "number"
-end
-
 local function is_table(x)
 	return type(x) == "table"
 end
@@ -160,6 +156,10 @@ local function clean_name(item)
 end
 
 function craftguide.register_craft(def)
+	def.custom = true
+	def.width = 0
+	local c = 1
+
 	if not is_table(def) or not next(def) then
 		return log("error", "craftguide.register_craft(): craft definition missing")
 	end
@@ -172,14 +172,6 @@ function craftguide.register_craft(def)
 		return log("error", "craftguide.register_craft(): output missing")
 	end
 
-	if not is_table(def.items) then
-		def.items = {}
-	end
-
-	if not is_num(def.width) then
-		def.width = 0
-	end
-
 	if def.grid then
 		if not is_table(def.grid) then
 			def.grid = {}
@@ -198,11 +190,38 @@ function craftguide.register_craft(def)
 			end
 		end
 
-		local c = 1
 		for symbol in gmatch(concat(def.grid), ".") do
 			def.items[c] = def.key[symbol]
 			c = c + 1
 		end
+	else
+		if not is_table(def.items) then
+			def.items = {}
+		end
+
+		local len = #def.items
+
+		for i = 1, len do
+			def.items[i] = def.items[i]:gsub(",,", ", ,")
+
+			local row = split(def.items[i], ",")
+			local l = #row
+
+			if l > def.width then
+				def.width = l
+			end
+		end
+
+		for i = 1, len do
+			while #split(def.items[i], ",") < def.width do
+				def.items[i] = def.items[i] .. ", "
+			end
+		end
+
+		for name in gmatch(concat(def.items, ","), "[%s%w_:]+") do
+			def.items[c] = clean_name(name)
+			c = c + 1
+		end
 	end
 
 	local output = match(def.output, "%S*")
@@ -547,7 +566,7 @@ local function get_recipe_fs(data, fs)
 
 	if recipe.type == "cooking" then
 		cooktime, width = width, 1
-	elseif width == 0 then
+	elseif width == 0 and not recipe.custom then
 		shapeless = true
 		local n = #recipe.items
 		width = (n < 5 and n > 1) and 2 or min(3, max(1, n))