Size of the Tzitzit garment in practice
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Question
What is the minimum size of the Tzitzit for a Bar Mitzvah boy aged 13? Is size 7 the measure of Rabbi Chaim Naeh, or is at least size 8 required?
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
The preferred size is an ama by an ama in the front and back.
And at the very least, three-quarters of an ama in length by an ama in width.
In contemporary measurements.
Preferably: Chazon Ish - 58X58 cm on each side. Rabbi Chaim Naeh - 48X48 cm on each side.
And, bediavad, in width, it suffices for Chazon Ish at 43.2 cm, and for Rabbi Chaim Naeh, a width of 36 cm is sufficient.
Source
Mishna Berura, Siman 16, Seif Katan 4
And the custom of the people of action is to be precise that it should be an ama in front and an ama behind, and the neck hole is not counted, and with such a tallit, he exits from doubts and can bless on it, and at any rate, it should not be less than three-quarters of an ama in length on each side