ITunes doesn't sync all contacts

Hello everyone!
I have a small issue with syncing my contacts: The thing is, I would love to send someone a message through the new Message app for the mac. However, the number of that person was missing in the Message app. Well I was sure that the app takes the contacts from the address book and that's where I went to check - and indeed, that person is not in my address book. My address book says I have 208 numbers whereas my iPhone says I have 220. I found it strange because I sync my iPhone almost every day. However my iPhone reached its capacity limit today and I thought that might be causing some problems maybe? So I removed over 3000 photos and synced again - but nothing. Just won't sync those 12 missing contacts.
Can anyone help?
All help is appreciated
greets
PS: I have the iPhone 4, iOS 5.1

While navigating through other threads looking for similar problems, I found this reply from Winston Churchill:
Winston Churchill Poulton-le-Fylde, UK
Re: sync contacts 
17-dic-2011 20:39 (in response to raquelfrommerida)
Ensure that iCloud syncing is turned on on both devices.
Check your contacts are in the iCloud account in your address book and not in the On My Phone account. You might also take a look at this User Tip, to ensure you understand the differences between the different accounts in Address Book before adding the contacts back.
I checked on his User Tip note, and learned about iCloud accounts in Address Book. I realized I had iCloud contacts that were not in My Mac contacts... Don't ask me why, I swear I didn't create that iCloud account (at least I didn't do it knowingly, I don't use iCloud for I have an iPhone 3G). Anyways, I dragged all of my "iCloud contacts" to My Mac contacts... syncronized... solved. Thanks, Winston Churchill!

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