Two Color Slipped Stitch: Scales Pattern

Here's a two color slip-stitch pattern that will look nice in any reversible project. 

Difficulty level: Medium
Techniques used in this stitch:
Knit: K
Purl: P
Slip stitch as if to purl: Sl
With yarn in front: Wyif
With yarn in back: Wyib

With color A, cast on: multiple of 6 + 3
Row 1 (Wrong side): With color A, p2, *sl 5 wyib, p1; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 2 (Right side): With color B, knit.
Row 3: With color B, purl.
Row 4: With color A, k1, sl 3 wyib, *insert needle under loose strand from Row 1, k next st and bring completed st out under the loose strand to catch strand behind st; sl 5 wyib; rep from * to last 5 sts, end knit next st under loose strand, sl 3 wyib, k1
Row 5: With Color A, p1, sl 3 wyib, *p1, sl 5 wyib; rep from * to last 5 sts, end p1, sl 3 wyib, p1.
Row 6: With color B, knit.
Row 7: With color B, purl.
Row 8: With color A, k1, *knit next st under loose strand of Row 5, sl 5 wyib; rep from * to last 2 sts, end knit next st under loose strand, k1
Repeat these rows.